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Metro 2033 (МЕТРО #1)

by Dmitry Glukhovsky, M. David Drevs (Übersetzer)

3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 · rating details · 4,324 ratings · 336 reviews

The year is 2033. The world has been reduced to rubble. Humanity is nearly extinct. The half-destroyed cities have become uninhabitable through radiation. Beyond their boundaries, they say, lie endless burned-out deserts and the remains of splintered forests. Survivors still remember the past greatness of humankind. But the last remains of civilisation have already become...more

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Jan 16, 2012 Mieczyslaw Kasprzyk rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: apocalyptic, fiction, dystopian, science-fiction, russian, thriller

The Russians have a skill in writing apocalyptic, nightmarish stories. You only have to read the Strugatsky Brothers' "Roadside Picnic" (or watch the film version, "Stalker"), Gansovsky's "A Day of Wrath" or watch Lopushansky's amazing "Letters From A Dead Man" to realise that they understand what it is to live on the edge of the abyss.
Claustrophobic, dark cul-de-sacs of danger and terror, "Metro 2033" is a world of uncertainties and fear, hung on the fringes between survival and death. Criminal...more

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Aug 07, 2012 Doğan Kaytan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2012

Üzüldüm nan... Sonunu böyle beklemiyordum... Morallerim bozuldu...

Olay Moskova metrosunda geçiyor. Kitabın adından da anlaşılacağı gibi yıl 2033, insanlık ya da insanlıktan geriye kalanlar herneyse, Moskova'nın metrolarına sığınıyorlar. Küçük küçük gruplara ayrılan insanlar değişik istasyonlarda kendilerine ait devletler kuruyorlar. Sadece mantarlar yosunlar ve sıçanlarla beslenip, değişik gruplarda ise insan yeyip, solucanlara/şeytanlara tapmalar gibisinden dinler/kültürler doğuyor.

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Jul 18, 2010 Lilla Smee rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really wanted to like this book. Everything about it promised so much! The setting is the Moscow metro system in the year 2033. Above ground, it appears that humanity has been wiped out by nuclear war. The survivors live entirely in the underground tunnel system; stations have evolved into microcosms of the old social and political systems of Russia. The inhabitants are now into the second generation, and Glukhovsky touches on some of the adaptive changes humans have undergone as a result of l...more I really wanted to like this book. Everything about it promised so much! The setting is the Moscow metro system in the year 2033. Above ground, it appears that humanity has been wiped out by nuclear war. The survivors live entirely in the underground tunnel system; stations have evolved into microcosms of the old social and political systems of Russia. The inhabitants are now into the second generation, and Glukhovsky touches on some of the adaptive changes humans have undergone as a result of living in a lightless world, believing themselves the last representatives of humanity. Strange mutations have resulted from the nuclear devastation, and frightening creatures are taking over the world above; some of them threaten life in the tunnel systems. The premise is simply fascinating, and begs for more attention by the author. But one of the main flaws of the book as I see it is that Glukhovsky simply does not pay enough attention to building a cohesive, believable world, and the promise in the premise is not fulfilled. Glukhovsky's primary concern is with relating the adventures of his 'hero' Artyom, a young man drawn ostensibly by chance into a strange quest to save the metro system. The structure of the quest is aimless and ultimately lacks satisfcatory closure. I struggled to remain engaged with Artyom and indeed the fate of the metro system. About a quarter of the way through I simply stopped caring about what would happen to any of them.
The novel rushes to a close in the last ten pages (after a build up of nearly 450 pages) and these last few pages throw the whole book into a new light - suddenly, I saw how the novel could have been a rich critique of modern humanity, an exploration of the madness and futility of war, and the destructiveness of anthropocentrism. I am so disappointed it failed!

A factor that served only to exacerbate any issues I had with plot and character development was exacerbated by what is almost certainly a poor translation (I am giving Glukhovsky himself the benefit of the doubt, as I cannot read Russian and verify the quality of the original) , and some awful copy-editing.

The [only:] good news is that this novel has been adapted into a PC game – and I think the story material is eminently suited to it! I actually bought the game, and I am looking forward to exploring it.
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May 04, 2012 Matt rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This is one of the best post-apocalyptic novels I've ever read. It's got a fair amount of action, but it is by no means dominated by it. There is plenty of Eastern European introspection and philosophy here to balance out the monsters and fire-fights. Lots of suspense too. The story is top-notch and Artyom is a very identifiable protagonist who develops quite a bit throughout the story.

I had to knock off a star for some really really sloppy editing. It seemed like every few pages there was a rep...more

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May 27, 2012 William Blackwell rated it 5 of 5 stars

After reading Dmitry Glukhovsky's Metro 2033, I felt compelled to offer a review. Frankly it is the best post-apocalyptic sci-fi I have ever read. While some things may get lost in translation, and it has a lot of typos, for me it did not detract from Artyom's epic struggle to reach Polis from the subway station of VDNKh and deliver the message that the dark ones are invading the station and the future of the entire metro population is at risk.

Set in the year 2033, it depicts mankind's struggle...more

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Aug 07, 2012 Iztok rated it 2 of 5 stars

Surprisingly monotonous novel. Reading it it becomes obvious that postapocalyptic setting, strange events and bizarre creatures are not enough for a good novel. The structure is repetitive, there is no overall development of main character's psyche, except at the very end, too late, I'm afraid. Events are arbitrary, there are too many unnecessary descriptions of metro stations and reader looses himself in all the mentioned tunnels. Women play no important role, there is none, except for some hys...more

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May 10, 2013 Matija Pavlić rated it 4 of 5 stars

Metro 2033 is a novel, that speaks about the last members of civilization, forcibly settled in security of a Moscow subway station, the only location spared from the nuclear war and apocalypse. Subway tunnels and the surface area ravaged by deformed humans and animals that threatens their survival. But that's not all, survivors brought their hatred and division from the surface, they broke up to multiple factions of democratic, fascist, lunatics, religious people, and merchants. The subway stati...more

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Mar 16, 2013 Sherwood rated it 4 of 5 stars

For a book that's translated into English, Metro 2033 is surprisingly easy to read. The story as a whole flows nicely from chapter to chapter, and as far as apocalyptic fiction goes, the underground world that the author constructed is believable, even though some of the super natural happenings are borderline absurd. However, for folks who found the video game version first, don't expect too much action in the book. The book version of the story reads more like a introduction to atheism and mys...more

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Feb 18, 2013 Kurt Benze rated it 3 of 5 stars

Sí, yo también agarré el libro por curiosidad después de jugar el videojuego, el cual disfruté bastante. Por supuesto, la historia del juego es distinta a la de la novela, ya que está adaptada a la estructura de un FPS. Los personajes y muchas de las situaciones cambian mucho (y la novela no está muy cargada de acción que digamos), pero el juego al menos mantiene intacto el espíritu de ese mundo.

Lo que Glukhovsky hizo muy bien aquí fue la creación de su Moscú postapocalíptica. Un invierno nuclea...more Sí, yo también agarré el libro por curiosidad después de jugar el videojuego, el cual disfruté bastante. Por supuesto, la historia del juego es distinta a la de la novela, ya que está adaptada a la estructura de un FPS. Los personajes y muchas de las situaciones cambian mucho (y la novela no está muy cargada de acción que digamos), pero el juego al menos mantiene intacto el espíritu de ese mundo.

Lo que Glukhovsky hizo muy bien aquí fue la creación de su Moscú postapocalíptica. Un invierno nuclear volvió la superficie inhabitable, y los sobrevivientes tienen que refugiarse bajo tierra, en el metro. Y la vida ahí es horrorosa y llena de peligros. Cada estación del metro es una comunidad autónoma, y se formaron unas especies de confederaciones y alianzas entre estaciones, con facciones enfrentadas, como fascistas y comunistas. Hay guerras, sectas religiosas proliferando aquí y allá, y bandidos en todas partes. Para empeorar las cosas, en la superficie viven monstruos, algunos de ellos aparentemente inteligentes, que empiezan a invadir ciertas estaciones del metro. Y en algunos túneles del metro, la gente desaparece misteriosamente, o se suicida sin motivo alguno.

El autor maneja muy bien los elementos de terror y suspenso. Las travesías por los túneles más peligrosos son intensas, con un ambiente excelentemente construido. Me encantó que, al menos durante la mayor parte de la novela, muchas cosas se mantuvieran en secreto. Uno no sabe exactamente qué es lo que sucede en los tramos donde la gente desaparece. Algunos personajes dan motivos sobrenaturales, y a lo mucho se descubren unos pocos indicios. Lo mismo con los monstruos: no se sabe de dónde vinieron, solo se cuentan algunas historias. Todo es especulación. Hasta la parte final, donde Glukhovsky lo explica casi todo. Odié eso.

La estructura de la novela es tradicional de aventuras. La mayoría de los personajes son unidimensionales, y el protagonista es el típico Juan-Promedio-con-el-que-me-puedo-identificar que, no obstante, tiene algo de especial, eso que podría salvar al mundo, pero es complicado. Como un Keanu Reeves con un toque algo fatalista.

Una cosa que me aburrió demasiado fueron los discursos filosóficos y los comentarios sociales con los que uno se topa a cada rato. Son trilladísimos y reiterativos. Ugh. Pero no son tan difíciles de ignorar, como quiera.

Y el final es un poco tonto. Pero ni hablar.

Por lo demás, esta es una buena lectura escapista. Cumple con su función. Terminé el libro en unos pocos días durante las vacaciones de Navidad pasadas, y me entretuvo. Puedo recomendarlo.(less)

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Nov 21, 2012 Robert Slaven rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

As post-apocalyptic dystopias go, Metro 2033 is probably the darkest and most frightening I've ever read. Humans struggling to survive in a harsh environment and surrounded by threats ranging from mutated humans to rats to entirely new weird life forms is one thing. But add in the supernatural/psychological threats, and you're left with a setting that is darker than dark. The story is rich, detailed, very believable but also always new and thrilling and leaving you with many exciting "WTF?" mome...more

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Oct 11, 2012 Dagomir rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is one of my most favourite post-apocalyptic s-f novels. Set in the underground tunnels where the remnants of humanity (well, at least remanants of Muscovites) took shelter after the world around them started to go to pieces.
The atmosphere is suitably creepy (imagine having to spend all your life in barely-lit tunnels) and the description of stations/micro-states is varied enough: some of these places are almost civilsed while others sound like something from a nightmare. Interspersed with...more

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Sep 13, 2012 Kristian Olesen rated it 2 of 5 stars

I imagine that if I could read Russian, this would be a much better book; this is why I've opted for a generous two stars, rather than the deserved one (or zero, depending on my mood).

Let me be clear: the translator should be shot. This book is replete with awkward phrasing; the "synonym" function in Microsoft Word obviously got a work-out here because some of the sentences are simply ruined by an arcane, illogical, or inaccurate choice of words. Dmitry Glukhovsky's English language publisher ha...more I imagine that if I could read Russian, this would be a much better book; this is why I've opted for a generous two stars, rather than the deserved one (or zero, depending on my mood).

Let me be clear: the translator should be shot. This book is replete with awkward phrasing; the "synonym" function in Microsoft Word obviously got a work-out here because some of the sentences are simply ruined by an arcane, illogical, or inaccurate choice of words. Dmitry Glukhovsky's English language publisher has done him a great disservice by running his novel through Babelfish rather than getting a decent translation.

But it's not all the transaltor's fault. I played the Metro 2033 game before I read the book, and while the game is good, the novel is not. The elements of Metro 2033 that make it a perfect candidate for adaptation - for instance, the linear, level-by-level progress represented by the protagonist's arrival at each new station is right out of Xbox storyboarding 101 - also render it a stunted, boring novel. Beneath the layer of massively incompetent translating (the crapness of which I cannot emphasise enough), this has the feel of something written by a seventeen year-old. A smart seventeen y.o., yes, but one with an excess of ideas and an inadequate and repetative template for their execution. It bears mentioning at this point that in a cast of characters of truly Russian proportions, the first female adult to get a speaking role makes an appearance at about the 73% mark (I read it as an ebook); even then she is only brought in to play the cameo role of "nagging wife".

Other reviewers here have mentioned the redemptive ending, in which the great lurking danger is revealed to be humanity's greatest chance of redemption. This, and other occasional flashes of deep philosophical musing, mark this as a novel in that intangibly introspective Russian tradition. It could be compared - not favourably, though - to Dostoyevsky. It could stand in the pantheon of interesting and innovative SF (the concepts involved here, the extent of Glukhovsky's world-building and the depth of his research are the standout elements) AND hold its own as a respectable piece of post-Soviet literature if only someone had prevailed upon the author to stop creating characters who act like Schwarzenegger and talk like Nietzsche.

I tried to like this book, I really did. My measure of a novel is to ask the question, "Did I think about it after I had finished reading it?" In this case, I did, but only to lament that the excellent ideas in Metro 2033 could have been turned into something much, much more interesting if handled by a writer with more discipline.(less)

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Sep 12, 2012 Breton rated it 2 of 5 stars

A tale with a very interesting premise that fails to deliver.

having played the game of the same name, I was interested to see if the book was just as good (or better, as they usually are) than its screen twin. It was not.

The story is filtered through the eyes of Artyom, our noble(?) Russian protagonist on a journey through the post-apocalyptic underground metro tunnels, now turned into settlements populated by survivors from the surface. Artyom is exactly what you would want him to be...and by...more

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Aug 01, 2012 Jorge rated it 4 of 5 stars

Total destruction of humanity’s way of life, extreme radiation and wildlife mutation, your everyday nuclear apocalypse is the context surrounding Metro 2033. Humanity, or what’s left of it, now lives sheltered in the Moscow underground railway system (Moscow Metro), with each station acting as an independent state. This means that even in the brink of extinction, humans continue to fight each other rather thoroughly. That’s an interesting aspect of Metro 2033, far from focusing on the events tha...more

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Jul 16, 2012 FantasyWereld rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: volwassenen

In het jaar 2013 heeft een nucleaire oorlog de wereld in puin gelegd. Een klein gedeelte van de bevolking van Moskou heeft destijds zijn toevlucht gezocht in de ondergrondse gangenstelsels van de metro. Nu, twintig jaar later, leven een paar duizend mensen verdeeld over enkele tientallen metrostations, verenigd in verschillende kleinere en grotere confederaties. Sommige groepen zijn communistisch, sommigen liberaal, anderen hebben redenen van religieuze aard om een groep te vormen. Achterdocht v...more

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Jul 09, 2012 Debbie van der Zande rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Uitgeverij Glagoslav is nieuw in Nederland, maar ze beginnen allerminst voorzichtig. Gloechovski's Metro 2033 had zich al bewezen in het thuisland, maar dat is niet altijd een garantie op succes in een klein landje als Nederland. Zeker niet met een ellenlange politieke en historische introductie van de fictionele wereld in Metro 2033. De Russische namen worden opgesomd, terwijl de vertelstem doorratelt over de totstandkoming van de triestigheid van het nu, in 2033. Wel een beetje heftig, die eer...more Uitgeverij Glagoslav is nieuw in Nederland, maar ze beginnen allerminst voorzichtig. Gloechovski's Metro 2033 had zich al bewezen in het thuisland, maar dat is niet altijd een garantie op succes in een klein landje als Nederland. Zeker niet met een ellenlange politieke en historische introductie van de fictionele wereld in Metro 2033. De Russische namen worden opgesomd, terwijl de vertelstem doorratelt over de totstandkoming van de triestigheid van het nu, in 2033. Wel een beetje heftig, die eerste hoofdstukken. Op het moment dat ik opgeef helderheid en orde in de namen en plaatsen te gieten, en een beetje vlotter doorscan, krijg ik mijn beloning. Het verhaal begint pas echt na die introductie, na die wereldbouw, als hoofdpersoon Artjom op pad gaat. Wat volgt is een adembenemende, bizarre en niet te stoppen reis door tunnels en langs metrostations.

Na een nucleaire oorlog leeft de bevolking ondergronds in de metrostelsels van Moskou. Artjom is een van de handvol overlevenden van een door reusachtige ratten ondergelopen metrostation. Zijn moeder kon hem nog net in de armen van een klein groepje militairen duwen, voordat ook zij verzwolgen werd onder de harige rattenlijven. Artjom groeit op in Volksvlijt, een station aan de rand van het stelsel. De groeiende dreiging van de zwarten, een eng volkje dat van het oppervlakte komt, brengt Volksvlijt in de problemen. Artjom krijgt de opdracht om zijn metrostation te redden en vertrekt.
Zijn reis voert hem langs de indrukwekkend trieste metrostations. Hij vindt en verliest medereizigers, vrienden en vijanden, ontdekt op elk station een eigen cultuur en politiek, betaalt met kogelpatronen en beleeft avontuur na avontuur. Geen ervan is erg leuk voor Artjom, maar hij moet doorzetten om Volksvlijt te redden en daarmee het hele metrostelsel.

Metro 2033 houd je lang in zijn macht. Het boek zit boordevol filosofische, psychologische, bovennatuurlijke, politieke, culturele en religieuze belevingen. Het laat in het midden of je er iets van moet leren en zo ja, wat dat dan is. Dat bedenk je als lezer zelf maar. Glorieus en romantisch is deze postapocalyptische onderwereld niet. De wereld die Glauchovski omschrijft is treurig, donker, vochtig, naar, leeg en zeer, zeer eindig. Metro 2033 overdondert je met zijn enorme gelaagdheid en toch voert Artjoms avontuur je razendsnel voort. Spannend is het en tegen het einde zelfs eng, heel erg eng. Glauchovski weet als geen ander de eenzaamheid en wanhoop over te brengen via Artjom aan zijn lezers. Het verhaal eindigt met een mokerstoot, waar je nog lang van moet bijkomen.

Metro 2033 is tien jaar geleden online beschikbaar gesteld door de auteur, voor het is 2005 in boekvorm is uitgegeven in Rusland. Inmiddels zijn de rechten aan twintig landen verkocht, is er een computerspel van gemaakt, is Glauchovski in onderhandelingen over een verfilming en heeft hij een vervolg uitgebracht onder de titel Metro 2034. Gaat hij zijn succes voortzetten in Nederland? Wat mij betreft wel. Metro 2033 is een niet voor de hand liggende keuze voor veel lezers. Als sciencefiction cultroman vind je in Nederland een piepklein publiek,. Maar toe, lees dit boek, pak dit boek op. Het is uniek. (less)

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Feb 26, 2012 Aleksandrs rated it 4 of 5 stars

Es izlasīju Dmitrija Glukhovska darbu "Metro 2033". Šo darbu man ieteica izlasīt cilvēks, kurš pats šo grāmatu ir izlasījis vairākas reizes un pēc visām pozitīvajām lietām, kuras viņš teica par šo grāmatu, beidzot es pats izlēmu izlasīt to. Šīs grāmatas žanrs ir novele un tās notikumi pārsvarā norisinās Krievijas pilsētas metro.
Šīs grāmatas notikumi sākas ar kodolsprādzienu, kurš iznīcina lielu daļu Krievijas iedzīvotāju. Šis kodolsprādziens iznīcināja gandrīz visus Krievijas iedzīvotājus. Spr...more Es izlasīju Dmitrija Glukhovska darbu "Metro 2033". Šo darbu man ieteica izlasīt cilvēks, kurš pats šo grāmatu ir izlasījis vairākas reizes un pēc visām pozitīvajām lietām, kuras viņš teica par šo grāmatu, beidzot es pats izlēmu izlasīt to. Šīs grāmatas žanrs ir novele un tās notikumi pārsvarā norisinās Krievijas pilsētas metro.
Šīs grāmatas notikumi sākas ar kodolsprādzienu, kurš iznīcina lielu daļu Krievijas iedzīvotāju. Šis kodolsprādziens iznīcināja gandrīz visus Krievijas iedzīvotājus. Sprādziena radiācijas rezultātā veidojās mutanti, lai no viņiem pasargātos, cilvēki Krievijā atrada metro, kur radiācija pilnībā netiek klāt. Šo izglābušos iedzīvotāju līderis bija Artjoms, lai arī viņš bija jauns, viņā bija līdera īpašības. Artjomam ir uzdota svarīga misija, viņam ir jāizglābj šis metro, taču, lai viņš to izdarītu viņam ir jātiek līdz pilsētai, sauktai par Polisi. Šajā pilsētā viņam vajag dabūt vajadzīgos ieročus, lai iznīcinātu visus mutantus. Kamēr viņš ir Polisā, viņš satiek majoru Milleru, kurš izlemj palīdzēt Artjomam. Millers pastāsta par vienu spēcīgu ieroci, kas varētu iznīcināt visus mutantus. Pēc sāpju pilna ceļa, Artjoms atrod šo ieroci Polisas pazemē un ar Milera palīdzību viņš uzstāda šo ieroci. Taču mirklī, kad viņš uzstāda šo ieroci, viņam parādās halucinācijas. Šajās halucinācijās bija redzami šie mutanti, kuri meiģināja kontaktēties ar Artjomu, lai pateiktu, ka viņi negrib nodarīt ļaunu, bet gan grib būt aliancē ar cilvēkiem. Artjoms šīm halucinācijām nenotic un nolemj izšaut ieroci, kas sekundes vēlāk iznīcināja visus radījumus.
Šī darba galvenie varoņi bija Artjoms, majors Millers un Artjoma apmācītājs tā sauktais "Mednieks". Visi notikumi notika ļoti lineāri, šajā novelē reti, kad atgriezās pagātnē, lai atcerētos, kādu notikumu.
Šīs grāmatas valodas stils bija daļēji garlaicīgs un lai gan teksts bija saprotam un viegli lasāms, taču tekstā nebija iekļauti daudz mākslinieciskās izteiksmes līdzekļi. Ik pa laikam lasot varēja dažus redzēt, taču viņi nebija pietiekamā daudzumā, lai es kā lasītājs teiktu, ka šī grāmata ir literatūras paraugs. Paslavēt var rakstnieka spēju rakstīt bez šiem mākslinieciskās izteiksmes līdzekļiem tā, lai teksts būtu ļoti labi saprotams un salasāms.
Šis mākslas darbs man lika padomāt par to, kāda būtu dzīve, ja tagad būtu notikusi, kāda līdzīga katastrofa. Kā es justos un ko es darītu, lai palīdzētu saviem tuviniekiem, vai sev pašam. Lasot šo darbu vairākas reizes pats nodomāju, kā būtu rīkojies es situācijās, kurās Artjoms darot savādāk izdarīja pareizo izvēli. Es gribu pateikt to, ka būtībā man šī grāmata lika padomāt par saviem dzīves nozīmīgākajiem mirkļiem, jo ja šāda katastrofa notiktu, tad es nezinu vai maz, kāds cilvēks paliktu dzīvs.
No šī darba es guvu pieredzi, kuru no kuras, katras grāmtas nav iespējams gūt. Šī pieredze man palīdzēs salīdzināt šo patiešām izcilo grāmatu, ar tāda pasā žanra, citu grāmatu. Pārdomājot izlasīto varu pateikt, ka šī grāmata lika padomāt, kā būtu rīkojušies dzīvē cilvēki, kuri izdzīvotu šādā katastrofā. Šo grāmatu es ieteiktu izlasīt visiem cilvēkiem, kuriem interesē lietas, kuras maz ticams var piepildīties dzīvē un visiem tiem, kuriem patīk grāmatas ar dīvainiem radījumiem, kur tikai galvenais varonis noteiks, kā beigsies šī grāmata.

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Feb 10, 2012 Jorgen Schäfer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction

Just finished Metro 2033 (the book). Very nice, recommended reading.

The story is about post-apocalyptic Moscow. A nuclear war has destroyed the city, but a few thousand people survived by seeking shelter in the underground metro. They do not know whether anyone else survived, or if there are any humans left on earth - for decades, they had no contact.

The book describes the social situation really nicely with a lot of interesting ideas. It does play with the supernatural in interesting ways. Most...more

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Jan 10, 2012 Guillaume Jay rated it 3 of 5 stars

Dans le métro, personne ne vous entendra crier...

Après la troisième guerre mondiale, les survivants de Moscou se sont réfugiés dans le métro, pour échapper aux radiations, aux gaz empoisonnés, et aux mutants. Mais comme va s'en rendre compte un jeune homme, Artyom, le refuge est illusoire, le danger partout, et les menaces abondent, que ce soit les mutants (dont les redoutables Bibliothécaires), les néo-nazis, les néo-communistes, les néo-marchands, les cannibales adorateurs du Grand Ver...

Le je...more

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Dec 11, 2011 Ali Amin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Don't let my less than perfect score for this book discourage you, purchase it now. If givcing it 5 stars would have made you lust for it more, then imagine I gave it 5. It deserves that. I only give it a 4 in hopes that it may improve from my slight criticism, to create one of the best books of all time. Now, on to the review. This book's many drawbacks don't actually dereriorate the overall experience. The author is amazingly creative and he invokes many images. Dmitri knows how to take the re...more

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Oct 01, 2011 Marie rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: scifi

I grew up a scifi addict and can get through nearly anything just because it is SciFi, this skill was needed because this book is diabolically bad. I am pretty sure that the writing is crap in Russian along the level of a talented 17 year old with a big imagination. I am unsure because it seems that the translator used Google translate to do her work meaning that the translation is crap too. Where the hell was the editor who should have noticed that some of the words where so obviously incorrect...more

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Sep 17, 2011 Stéphanie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: dark-and-gritty

Fantastic worldbuilding. I find the characters fascinating, but nothing is as interesting as the post apocalyptic world Dmitry Glukhovsky has created. It's a terribly bleak story, though, so I suppose it doesn't fit everyone's tastes. Artyom is a very passive "hero" that shows who the main character of the story truly is: the Moscow Metro. It's a perfect reflection of the dark labyrinth that is the human nature - or at least in the book's point of view, which would make Nietzsche proud.

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Jul 03, 2011 Matti Karjalainen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: scifi, kotikirjasto, aikuiset, dystopiat, 2000-luku, rus-kans

"Sanokaahan, toveri komissaari, mitä marxismi-leninismi sanoo päättömistä mutanteista?"

Ydinasein käyty kolmas maailmansota on pistänyt paikat Venäjällä pahemman kerran remonttiin ja tappava säteily on pakottanut ihmiskunnan viimeiset rippeet pakenemaan Moskovan metroverkostoon, jonka asemille on rakentunut erilaisten uskonnollisten kulttien ja poliittisten yhteisöjen muodostama pienoismaailma.

Nuoren Artjomin VDNH-kotiasema on joutunut salaperäisten mustien olentojen toistuvien hyökkäyksien kohte...more

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Apr 04, 2011 Ksenia Klykova rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: literature

As some people pointed out, the book indeed have some too long, tedious parts that sometimes you just feel like skipping.

Only sometimes. Because some of the descriptive parts are actually key to the book. The story takes place in a post-atomic world, a situation completely new both for humanity (or the remains of it) pictured in the book and the reader. People dominion has been reduced to the dark and often dangerous tunnels of the underground and its stations. They had been forced to survive on...more

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Jan 05, 2011 Will Sharland rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Jul 24, 2010 Eric Piotrowski rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: novels, science-fiction, philosophy

I began reading this book several months ago, since I'm eager to play the video game that was recently adapted from it. I expected to get a standard post-apocalyptic adventure novel, and this is what I got -- for 80% of the book. The other 20% is filled with bleak philosophizing and clouds of uncertainty that creep around the main character, like the weird sounds and unsettling environs of the dessicated metro itself.

Then, in the last ten pages, this wave of conceptualization leaps out of the sh...more

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Mar 07, 2011 slayra rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-reads, in-portuguese, sci-fi-and-stuff

RATING: 3.5 stars.

Num futuro não muito distante, no seguimento de uma guerra desastrosa que destruiu o mundo, o que resta da Humanidade vive no subsolo para se proteger da radiação e de criaturas de pesadelo que substituíram o Homem no topo da cadeia alimentar. Alguns milhares de pessoas sobrevivem, a custo, no metro de Moscovo sem saberem se são os últimos da sua raça. Quando a estação de VDNKh se vê ameaçada por estranhas criaturas mutantes, um jovem, Artyom, é mandado através dos escuros e mi...more RATING: 3.5 stars.

Num futuro não muito distante, no seguimento de uma guerra desastrosa que destruiu o mundo, o que resta da Humanidade vive no subsolo para se proteger da radiação e de criaturas de pesadelo que substituíram o Homem no topo da cadeia alimentar. Alguns milhares de pessoas sobrevivem, a custo, no metro de Moscovo sem saberem se são os últimos da sua raça. Quando a estação de VDNKh se vê ameaçada por estranhas criaturas mutantes, um jovem, Artyom, é mandado através dos escuros e misteriosos túneis até à mítica cidade "Pólis", o último arquivo do conhecimento humano e a única esperança de salvar os habitantes desta estação.

Metro 2033 foi uma leitura ao mesmo tempo frustrante e reveladora. Enquanto lia, experimentei sentimentos contrários acerca da escrita e foco do autor. Se nalgumas partes a narrativa flui de forma correcta e agradável, noutras Glukhovsky parece perder-se em considerações filosóficas por demasiado tempo, o que faz com que o leitor perca um pouco, o 'fio à meada'. No entanto, de modo geral, conseguiu equilibrar as várias vertentes e géneros de que vive a sua narrativa.

Artyom, um jovem inexperiente que quase nunca se aventurou para fora da sua estação de residência (cada estação representa uma sociedade ou mesmo cidade, nalguns casos) é incumbido de percorrer "a linha do Metro" até chegar à cidade Pólis, onde, segundo se diz vivem os da classe académica, os detentores do saber. Artyom, armado apenas de uma velha metralhadora, uma lanterna e alguns mantimentos, parte para uma viagem desconhecida por túneis mal iluminados (e muitas vezes sem qualquer tipo de iluminação).

Acompanhamos o jovem, enquanto este percorre os túneis e lida com diversos medos (afinal, encontra-se debaixo da terra...); conhecemos personagens insólitas que nos informam de lendas e mitos sobre este local sombrio onde vivem: os túneis onde desaparecem pessoas, os túneis onde se enlouquece, os túneis escondidos da antiga elite russa e mesmo a estação assombrada. O Metro de Moscovo tornou-se um mundo em miniatura e as pessoas continuam iguais a si próprias... apesar de tudo o que passaram ainda se dividem por credos, religiões ou ideais políticos. Ainda fantasiam sobre o que contém a escuridão.

Esta foi a parte que mais gostei no livro. O modo como os ideais que dividem as populações perduram, enquanto o conhecimento se desvanece e os sobreviventes regridem em termos civilizacionais.

O protagonista conhece algumas pessoas, a maioria das quais o ajuda na sua demanda e outros que tentam impedir que chegue ao fim. Desde comunistas a revolucionários e de místicos a membros de cultos (o Grande Verme, ahah), todas elas representam estereótipos políticos e religiosos e todos à sua maneira contribuem para a evolução de Artyom (que muitas vezes, para minha irritação, se mostrava um pouco burrinho) enquanto personagem.

Gostei bastante desta leitura, apesar do final um pouco abrupto e algo deprimente. Também não gostei do facto do autor ser bastante vago em relação ao que se tinha passado para se chegar ao cenário em que se moviam as personagens e confesso que os nomes das estações russas tornaram a leitura um pouco penosa, porque são tão complicados que é fácil esquecer qual é que fica aonde e por qual se tem de passar para voltar para trás... enfim, uma confusão. Outro factor que me dificultou um pouco a leitura foi a qualidade inconstante da tradução... pareceu-me que algumas partes estavam mal traduzidas ou então é a escrita do autor que é estranha, não sei.

No geral, uma boa obra dentro do género da Ficção Científica, mas se estão à espera de muita acção desenganem-se. "Metro 2033" é mais acerca da viagem e auto-conhecimento da personagem principal e há muito mais disso do que humanos a disparar sobre mutantes (mas também há isso).(less)

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Jul 03, 2011 Nikola rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: private-library

Metro 2033 prati ustaljeni tok fantastičnog romana. Mlad, neiskusan glavni junak, putovanje zarad izvršenja važnog, presudnog zadatka o kojem ni sam ne zna dovoljno, usputno spoznavanje spoljnog ali i unutrašnjeg sveta, te suočavanje sa zlim bićem koje izjeda prirodnu ravnotežu. Sve je tu.

Knjiga je to o ljudima. O životnom putu, sukobu filozofija i pogleda na svet, svetlosti i tami, te naposletku surovoj istini. Priča o ljudskoj prirodi vešto skrivena iza maske fantastike, koja će čitaoca na kr...more

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Sep 01, 2012 Adam rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-sci-fi, real-life-fiction

I decided to read this after reading some of the reviews, and seeing that this was one of my recommended books.

To start off, the setting, the enviroment and the atmosphere are superb and spot on. You actually really feel like you know how hard the life in the Metro can be.

However, where the book falls short, is the storytelling. The main charachter doesn't develop enough; he seems to gain experience, and aquires (some) skills, but in the end, every time there is an action, he is lost, and he fig...more

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Jun 25, 2012 Sabine rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2012

Na het computerspel "Metro 2033", kan je nu binnenkort ook het boek van Dimitri Gloechovski in de Vlaamse boekhandel vinden.

Ik mocht Metro 2003 lezen als een preview, met dank aan Not just any book.

Gesitueerd in het Moskou van 2033 blijkt dat het menselijk leven veroordeeld is tot een overleven in het dichte net van de ondergrondse metro met al zijn tunnels en stations. Elk station is zo een eigen entiteit met zijn eigen regels en organisatie. Het leven is arm, boeken zijn een kostbaar en zeldz...more

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Dmitry Glukhovsky is a professional Russian author and journalist. Glukhovsky started in 2002 by publishing his first novel, Metro 2033, on his own website to be viewed for free. The novel has later become an interactive experiment, drawing in many readers, and has since been made into a video game for the Xbox 360 console and PC. Glukhovsky is known in Russia for his novels Metro 2033 and "It's G...more

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