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We by Yevgeny Zamyatin by Yevgeny Zamyatin

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sage63's review against another edition

4.0

I really love the world building, probably my favourite in a novel I’ve read so far.

The characters were a highlight for me, I especially enjoyed D-503’s development throughout the novel.

It was slightly fast paced at times, so I did find myself rereading paragraphs. But overall, I would recommend.

kirimyau's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious tense

5.0

kitchentowel's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective

3.5

acgene's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

4.5

isabellarobinson7's review against another edition

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Rating: ?? stars

I could write an entire dissertation on We by Yevgeny Zamyatin*, but I'm not going to do anything like that. The only thing I am going to say is that everyone in this book sounds like a droid from Star Wars:
AP-5, BD-1, D-503, I-330, O-90, R-13, TC-14.
Bet you can't tell of those were characters from this novel and which were droids. Even I can’t, and I made the list.

*No, it is not lost on me that the author has the same first name as Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Russian mercenary dude who "died" during the Russian invasion of Ukraine recently. I suppose it is just like two people being called Paul, but because it is in Russian it stands out more to my English ears.