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graciegrace1178's review against another edition
5.0
4.89 stars rounded up. One of those reads that could be very readily used as political ammunition. Interesting and terrifying!
PT: books that broke my brain a little bit, short stories, sci fi
PT: books that broke my brain a little bit, short stories, sci fi
kate_12's review against another edition
4.0
Estremecedor. Es una historia corta, pero que resuena profundamente. Una utopía negativa con el what if si todos fuésemos iguales y para ello, las personas con más talento y habilidades naturales tuvieran que ser como los demás, por ende, los atractivos llevan máscaras para ocultar su belleza. Queremos la igualdad, pero nunca nos ponemos a pensar que pasaría si la alcanzaramos sin importar el medio. Te hace pensar, ¿merecemos lo que las vida nos da? ¿cómo podemos devolverle a la vida lo que arbitrariamente se nos da? ¿Qué es lo más justo?
kitkatlovebot's review against another edition
4.0
"THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else."
albertomdh's review against another edition
5.0
Vonnegut describe un futuro distópico terrible en muy pocas páginas sin que falte ni sobre nada.
2357aya's review
challenging
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rachelbaack's review
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Summary: Fourteen-year-old Harrison Bergeron lives in a world where all people have been made as equal as the powers that be know how to make them: intelligent people wear earpieces that emit though-interrupting noises, beautiful people wear masks to obscure their faces, strong people wear heavy weights to make movement just as difficult for them as it is for everyone else. Unfortunately for Harrison, he is a little to exceptional to be subdued.
kaz_brekkerrr's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Gun violence and Murder