Jay Salomon Salomon itibaren Gangai, Madhya Pradesh 480886, Indija
Perhaps one of the earliest Science Fiction Dystopian novels, Zamyatin's "WE" has remained largely unheard-of except in literary circles due to its age. First published between 1919-1921 and hand-circulated by mimeograph copies, it was never professionally published until 1924 in English and then much later in Czech. It's first publication in the country where it was written, Russia, had to wait until 1988. Fans of dystopian fiction will recognize many tropes of the genre that later authors have used and re-used, but reading one of the founding influences of the genre is fascinating, to say the least. Not only is "WE" well-written and interesting as a narrative, the pacing, thought-process of the main character and the visualization of a possible future are all breathtaking. In many ways, "WE" reminds the reader of the silent film "Metropolis," with its masses of population working as machinery for the state and reduced to numbers, cogs in a wheel, without individuality. I would suggest this novel for anyone of literary or science fiction tastes.
Pretty fun, even if the story was a bit not believable. That guy Pitt gets laid way too much though...he should probably cut back a little or he'll give himself a hernia! LOL
This is a book for Book lovers everywhere! The plot sucks you in and doesn't let go until the end. Twists and gentle turns take you through the story of lives colliding with unforseen consequences to create an amazing tapestry.
I really liked this book although I didn't like the way it ended. I would give it a score of amazing if it weren't for the ending. But other than that, I'll quote someone more elegant and say, "The Devotion of Suspect X has all the brilliant intricacy of the best Golden Age mysteries-puzzle within puzzle, twist after twist- with a modern sensibility. It is a wonderful, fresh take on classic mystery's intellectual struggle between protagonist and antagonist, adds to it all the right amounts of tension and pacing, places it in a fascinating setting and gives to all of this plenty of heart." Jan Burke. If you've ever lived in Japan, it'll be a good journey back to a country you once knew. Represent!