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elusion's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
kungia's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
jane_doe89's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kynessy_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The first one was better, but I still enjoyed reading this one
mormengil's review against another edition
4.0
A lot of people, fans of Metro 2033, seem to dislike this one. I don't really get why. Maybe because this one does not feature a big tour of the metro world like the previous one, or maybe because Artyom is not the main character. Or maybe because they dislike how some of the new faces are written.
Whatever the case, people do not like this one as much as the first one, and I went in expecting a lesser experience, and I did not really get one that was significantly lesser to be honest. It is still the same world, and the tone of the book while not identical, is pretty close to that of the original.
I liked everything about it, except a very unfortunate snippet. That small part, could be interpreted as the author claiming women are of a parasitic nature. I am fairly certain that a lot is lost in translation here, and the author was trying to be more poetic, but cultural differences and the ever present problems of cross cultural translating might be at fault here. That said, that passage did annoy me as written and I could not 100% overlook it. It didn't spoil the book for me though.
There is another problem with this book though from where I am standing. The character of Sasha, is a bit all over the place, a problem that spills over in the third part of the trilogy. She is not written as well as other characters, and there is a bit of an awkwardness surrounding her, as if the author wasn't sure exactly how to make her be what he wanted her to be.
For the above reasons, I consider Metro 2034 weaker than metro 2033, but nowhere near as bad or a "disaster" of a book others found it to be.
Whatever the case, people do not like this one as much as the first one, and I went in expecting a lesser experience, and I did not really get one that was significantly lesser to be honest. It is still the same world, and the tone of the book while not identical, is pretty close to that of the original.
I liked everything about it, except a very unfortunate snippet. That small part, could be interpreted as the author claiming women are of a parasitic nature. I am fairly certain that a lot is lost in translation here, and the author was trying to be more poetic, but cultural differences and the ever present problems of cross cultural translating might be at fault here. That said, that passage did annoy me as written and I could not 100% overlook it. It didn't spoil the book for me though.
There is another problem with this book though from where I am standing. The character of Sasha, is a bit all over the place, a problem that spills over in the third part of the trilogy. She is not written as well as other characters, and there is a bit of an awkwardness surrounding her, as if the author wasn't sure exactly how to make her be what he wanted her to be.
For the above reasons, I consider Metro 2034 weaker than metro 2033, but nowhere near as bad or a "disaster" of a book others found it to be.
sol_13's review against another edition
2.0
Metro 2033 es autoconclusivo, sin embargo su autor decidió años después seguir con el universo en una saga por la repercusión que tuvo. Esta idea en principio me parecía buena, pero creo que dejé demasiado tiempo entre el primero y el segundo de forma que he perdido algo de conexión con las estaciones y toda la Red de metro, cuyos nombres no se hacen nada fáciles.
Este libro me ha gustado por algunas cosas más que el primero, pero por otras mucho menos. Comenzando por la temática es demasiado bélico para mí. En el primero sí sentía más la ciencia ficción, sin embargo en este no tanto, posiblemente por no ser un mundo nuevo a descubrir. Siguiendo con esto el primero me parece que tiene mucha más "magia" en la red de metro que en este parece casi completamente perdida. Los misterios que quedaron al descubierto en el primero no se mencionan si quiera en este y yo siento que me falta algo, aunque está la misteriosa estación Esmeralda.
Lo bueno es que hay mucha más diversidad de personajes y visiones. Esto realmente depende de gusto, puede enganchar menos, pero en situaciones así me pega más. Además tienes a una chica joven, un soldado carcomido y un anciano escritor. Me parece muy buena combinación. De hecho de las reflexiones que me llevo del libro es una de Homero, el anciano, sobre nuestro paso por el mundo y el olvido.
Tiene detalles que están bien, pero se pasa un poco sin pena ni gloria. Final que te deja con curiosidad, pero no te trastoca todo como el primero. También hay referencias al primero que ata ciertas cosas, aunque tampoco era muy necesario.
Este libro me ha gustado por algunas cosas más que el primero, pero por otras mucho menos. Comenzando por la temática es demasiado bélico para mí. En el primero sí sentía más la ciencia ficción, sin embargo en este no tanto, posiblemente por no ser un mundo nuevo a descubrir. Siguiendo con esto el primero me parece que tiene mucha más "magia" en la red de metro que en este parece casi completamente perdida. Los misterios que quedaron al descubierto en el primero no se mencionan si quiera en este y yo siento que me falta algo, aunque está la misteriosa estación Esmeralda.
Lo bueno es que hay mucha más diversidad de personajes y visiones. Esto realmente depende de gusto, puede enganchar menos, pero en situaciones así me pega más. Además tienes a una chica joven, un soldado carcomido y un anciano escritor. Me parece muy buena combinación. De hecho de las reflexiones que me llevo del libro es una de Homero, el anciano, sobre nuestro paso por el mundo y el olvido.
Tiene detalles que están bien, pero se pasa un poco sin pena ni gloria. Final que te deja con curiosidad, pero no te trastoca todo como el primero. También hay referencias al primero que ata ciertas cosas, aunque tampoco era muy necesario.
joshua_williams's review against another edition
1.0
Honestly other negative reviews sum it up great.
Positives: The book starts out strong, love the atmosphere, the setting and set up character interactions. Hunter and homer have a cool dynamic and contrast. If you leave the book at the end of there first the adventure in the tunnels you got a killer short story.
Negatives: I love a strong female protagonist and Alexandra is not one at all but had so much potential to be. I read 60s scifi books written by old white dudes im familiar with a story where a author doesnt understand women are people too but she was just so ridiculous and spineless while being absolutely boring. All of that despite her having a cool classic hero journeys beginning.
Her falling in love with a older man character she just meet and wanting to change him despite the fact that everything she wants him to change is literally who he is and him constantly confirming that by saying edgy shit. A "love triangle" so unnecessary and eats up so much plot. The book just oozes sexism and doesn't even have the decency to have a interesting plot to make up for it.
I hate writing negative reviews I love this setting, I love the games (To be fair they are sexist too but make it up a bit by mostly ignoring female characters and making you fight mutant bears.)but i hated this book.
Positives: The book starts out strong, love the atmosphere, the setting and set up character interactions. Hunter and homer have a cool dynamic and contrast. If you leave the book at the end of there first the adventure in the tunnels you got a killer short story.
Negatives: I love a strong female protagonist and Alexandra is not one at all but had so much potential to be. I read 60s scifi books written by old white dudes im familiar with a story where a author doesnt understand women are people too but she was just so ridiculous and spineless while being absolutely boring. All of that despite her having a cool classic hero journeys beginning.
Her falling in love with a older man character she just meet and wanting to change him despite the fact that everything she wants him to change is literally who he is and him constantly confirming that by saying edgy shit. A "love triangle" so unnecessary and eats up so much plot. The book just oozes sexism and doesn't even have the decency to have a interesting plot to make up for it.
I hate writing negative reviews I love this setting, I love the games (To be fair they are sexist too but make it up a bit by mostly ignoring female characters and making you fight mutant bears.)but i hated this book.
japseri's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
morgeliz99's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The memory of a man can last for longer than his skeleton, but when the last of those who still remember us departs, we dissolve into time with him.
Beautifully written and visceral, you feel like you haven't seen light for days while reading this. I do wish some things were more clear, and the characters a little more complex, but I'm looking forward to Artyom's story in the other two books.
Beautifully written and visceral, you feel like you haven't seen light for days while reading this. I do wish some things were more clear, and the characters a little more complex, but I'm looking forward to Artyom's story in the other two books.
aguerolucas's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5