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FUTU.RE

Dmitry Glukhovsky (Goodreads Author)

3.96 · Rating details · 4,016 ratings · 321 reviews

Willkommen in der Zukunft!

Seit die Sterblichkeit überwunden wurde, ist die Erde vollkommen überbevölkert. Ganz Europa ist zu einer einzigen Megapolis aus gigantischen Wohntürmen zusammengewachsen. Nur die Reichen und Mächtigen können sich in den obersten Etagen noch ein unbeschwertes Leben leisten, während die Mehrheit der Bevölkerung auf den niederen Ebenen ein beengtes D ...more

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Nov 02, 2019 Caro the Helmet Lady rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: russian-lit, s-f, this-must-be-hell, social-fiction, 2019-reads, bad-dog-no-biscuits, disturbia, dicks-and-whatnots

This book was like Huxley, Orwell, Atwood, plus a couple more folks had a baby together and it came out as an instant angsty teen with anger and anxiety issues, kicking garbage bins, starting fights with boys and calling girls whores, and who kept overdosing his meds and because of that was losing his memory all the time and as a result he was repeating same rants over and over.

This book was almost an ordeal, if it wasn't for the audio I would probably dnf, even if this was Glukhovsky whom I re This book was like Huxley, Orwell, Atwood, plus a couple more folks had a baby together and it came out as an instant angsty teen with anger and anxiety issues, kicking garbage bins, starting fights with boys and calling girls whores, and who kept overdosing his meds and because of that was losing his memory all the time and as a result he was repeating same rants over and over.

This book was almost an ordeal, if it wasn't for the audio I would probably dnf, even if this was Glukhovsky whom I really like and appreciate. The writing was good, it truly impressed, but other things...
My problem wasn't that this book depicted violent and ruthless world and the main character was equally violent and unsympathetic abortion commando. It's dystopia and the rules were set by the author and he had that right to make it what he wanted. If his intention was to show the heartless rotten society and rapey characters - who am I to tell him not to, even if I didn't particularly enjoy it. I knew what I was getting into and I didn't expect fluffy unicorns shitting rainbows here.

My problem was that Glukhovsky borrowed from many authors - the ones I already mentioned plus others I might now not exactly recall by names - but he tried so hard to make it look like this was the first dystopia ever written! Like, seriously, dude, we've seen this all already before, we've read this before, did you just wake up from 30 years long coma? He won't surprise you with some fresh ideas, unless this is indeed your first dystopian novel and you're like 14 y.o. In which case yes, it will blow your mind. In many ways.
Supposedly unexpected plot twists, especially one in the end - completely predictable, if you were a careful reader, also more suitable for "Telemundo presenta" than something signed by this author, imho. Philosophic "discoveries" made by protagonist - too obvious and I would've been completely OK with them, but he kept repeating those enlighted monologues again and again like the reader was dumb, not the protagonist making those discoveries.
Then this - now I will call my mama a whore, now I will forgive her, now I will call her a whore again, now I will forgive her, and so on. Annelie (not sure if I'm spelling it right) is a whore, Annelie is a saint, Annelie is a whore, Annelie is a saint, and so on...
Then that (view spoiler)... I'll stop it right here, don't want to spoil, but it was also quite predictable.
So yeah, colour me utterly disappointed. Maybe if it was shorter by half, I could appreciate the idea and Glukhovsky's usual wit but it all drowned in the sea of annoyance that this novel was.

P.S. Also, I don't need to waste my empathy for dystopian future forced abortion when there's governmental one in China in our very real today. ...more

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Dec 02, 2014 Nutri rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi, cyberpunk

TINY SPOILERS.

After the amazing Metro 2033 and 2034 novels this one was a disappointment. First of all, the idea is repeated. I have read a sci fi story with immortal society and purity squads hunting those who want to have children at least a years ago in one of Paolo Bacigalupi's Windup Stories. Also - I really hoped that Dmitry Glukhovsky would amaze me and make me wonder philosophically about the human nature (like it happened with Metros). But he didn't. The only feeling I had was disappoin ...more

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Feb 06, 2014 Grigory Ryzhakov rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, speculative-fiction

Outstanding dystopian SciFi. Angry and passionate. The main character Jan Nachtigal is what mankind represents in the oppressed condition. He is smart, resourceful, chauvinist, selfish and brutal. But he can give up everything for the woman he loves.
It's a Shakespearean drama set in the far future with a magnificent wham-bam finale.
Mankind may have created immortals and yet never changed in its essence.
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May 15, 2016 Sad Sunday (If I say it's bad, it's bad) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Despite my rating it's not a bad book. I didn't loose my head over it and it made me think quite a lot, but still, I expected something more. And I liked Metro 2033 series way more.

Smells Like Orwell's Spirit (or Arm Pits)

For me, this book is very similar to G.Orwell's 1984. It's sad, angry, melancholic. They both have this antagonist vs. protagonist (where the protagonist also IS the antagonist), man vs. the system topics, themes. In both books the government is the all-seeing and hearing Big ...more

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Dec 28, 2015 Lorean rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, free-time-reading

I haven’t read "Metro" yet so I can’t compare these books. But from my point of view, "Future" is an outstanding book in some way.
Of course, it was pretty difficult to read - with all its brutality, violence and the whole idea of immortal overpopulated Europe. Also there‘re some social questions in the story which relate to current problems of our society. These things together make the book even more terrifying and I have to agree with people who compare this story to Orwell‘s "1984".
What I re I haven’t read "Metro" yet so I can’t compare these books. But from my point of view, "Future" is an outstanding book in some way.
Of course, it was pretty difficult to read - with all its brutality, violence and the whole idea of immortal overpopulated Europe. Also there‘re some social questions in the story which relate to current problems of our society. These things together make the book even more terrifying and I have to agree with people who compare this story to Orwell‘s "1984".
What I really like about this book is the fact that there is no evil character. Of course, there’re good ones and bad ones but the evillest thing of the story is the Immortality itself. The Immortality which means you’ll stay young forever but sooner or later it will take your soul and you'll stop being human. The idea is awesome – mankind will live and have fun forever. But without our family, without children, without death – what are we going to live for?
The only thing I couldn’t stand was the rapid change of opinions of the main character. Actually, I like Jan Nachtigall as a "bad guy", a member of state police who destroys other people’s lives to protect Europe from absolute collapse. But when a particular woman character appears, all of the sudden he becomes naive and vulnerable, even after all those terrible things he had already gone through.. This is the reason why I didn’t like the main love story at first. But finally, I absolutely loved the ending. It maybe isn’t so epic as you expect. But Jan’s thoughts which are mentioned at the end of the story have so much power that you won’t be able to get them out of your head at least for a couple of days.
"Future" is a great dystopia. You’ll be super-depressed after reading the whole thing. But it’s definitely worth reading. Because the story has something that can destroy a part of you. And this destroyed part will give you another reason to live.

EDIT 2017:
One year passed. I've just read Metro 2033 and I have to say - Future really is an extraordinary book. I'm not saying Metro is worse (not at all!). I found out that Future is simply >different< in some way. I loved this book and hated it at the same time. Honestly, reading it was one big struggle for me. However, after some time, I realized that there are still some questions to think about, if it comes to Future. Thus, I change my opinion. Not "a couple of days", you won't be able to get this book out of your head for YEARS. It was soo difficult for me to get along with this story. However, it was DAMN worth it.
I'm adding the fifth star. Awesome book. ...more

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May 21, 2015 Adi rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Gruesome, graphic violence and a dark narrative fit the dystopian future described in that book very well. It manages to raise a lot of sociopolitical, cultural and personal issues just from one simple premise -- immortality. I bought this book on impulse, before a particularly long train ride. I wasn't expecting anything like it, so well done Mr. Gluhkovsky, well done indeed. ...more

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May 02, 2017 Angelika rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017, did-not-finish, expectations-not-met, science-fiction, dystopian-utopian, 1-star, offensive-and-appalling, terrible-mc, adult-lit, oversexualized

DNFed at page 160 of 630 (25%).
1.5 star

Earlier this year I read Metro 2033 and I fell in love. I adored everything about this book. The plot, the world building, the characters, the writing style... So as soon as I saw that there's another book by Dmitry Glukhovsky, I ran to the library, positively shiting myself with glee. Good that I did, because I almost bought it.

I don't DNF books often, usually only if I can't bring myself to read another word, even if someone paid me. It's not that with DNFed at page 160 of 630 (25%).
1.5 star

Earlier this year I read Metro 2033 and I fell in love. I adored everything about this book. The plot, the world building, the characters, the writing style... So as soon as I saw that there's another book by Dmitry Glukhovsky, I ran to the library, positively shiting myself with glee. Good that I did, because I almost bought it.

I don't DNF books often, usually only if I can't bring myself to read another word, even if someone paid me. It's not that with this one, I think I COULD continue, it's just that reading this book feels more like a torture with no end in sight. If someone told me its get's a milion times better, maybe i'd pick it up again someday. But as of now, I'm not going to waste my time on something this infuriating.

On the back of the book it's written that Metro 2033 was written by a boy, FUTU.RE was written by a man. If being a man means inserting rape, sex scenes, sexism and homophobia every five pages, then I think I'll pass. I mostly skimmed through the most graphic scenes, but they kept and kept reapearing. The main character kept objectifying every woman he met. He kept calling them sluts and whores. He kept being shitty towards gay men he met (even though it was said homosexuality was pretty normalised by then). I skimmed through the rest of the book, hoping he'd redeem himself at some point. I understand he had a reason to feel homophobic, I really do. But I thought he'd become an overal better person by the end of the book. And what do I find? By the page 500 something he still calls women sluts and still assumes every gay man is a prostitute! I know the author is russian, but come on. And he had guts to talk about Oscar Wilde at the beginning. He even had guts to call one of the characters after a character from The Picture of Dorian Gray. But still, I tried to continue. But then I saw the metaphore he used, comparing chapels on hills to pierced nipples on a woman's breast. And I threw this garbage across the room. I'm sorry, but I'm furious. This is one of the most offensive pieces of writing I've ever seen.

I liked the first chapter, the premise was amazing, but then it all went to shit. I'm giving this back to the library as soon as I can, because I don't want to look at it. Half a star because of really good world building. ...more

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Jan 19, 2017 meandermind rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi, dystopia

a really thick book that did not take long to read. the tempo is fast, a very action-driven story and like gluchovskys earlier books, a lot of discreet references to classical literature, particularly the greek dramas. reminded me a great deal of sf movies such as the fifth element and omg i can't remember the movie title of do androids dream of electric sheep omg I'm such a book nerd.

slight spoiler alert -
what surprised me was the incredibly beautiful portrait of becoming a parent. ...more

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May 23, 2016 Цветозар Бонев rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own

Well, this not being set in a metro station sure did the trick. Sarcastic remarks about past Glukhovsky series aside, Future is a pretty fine book. It reminds me of the warning nature of 1984. It delivers a solid anti-utopian future world with your expected love story and such. Not nearly as good as the classic dystopia that Orwell created but it doesn't strive to be. It does its own thing and Glukhovsky's books are pretty good at doing their own thing (until they become a trilogy and shit thems ...more

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Jan 19, 2021 Nelly Machinebunnie rated it liked it · review of another edition

I loved the Metro books by Gluchovskij so this was a 'must read' but I did get a bit disappointed.
It felt like Orwell's "1984" and Huxley's "Brave new world" but directed by Michael Bay.
It's very fast-paced and action packed.
I found it to be quite predictable and the characters a bit bland, but at the same time it had me wanting to turn the to next page every time I picked it up to know more! ...more

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Jan 02, 2021 Džiugas Petkūnas rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shocking. Loved it!

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May 28, 2015 László Takács rated it liked it · review of another edition

A unique and disturbing dystopia.
The book tries to answer the following question:
What happens if immortality is reachable for everyone?
Glukhovsky gives us a very sad answer.

So what you get if you read this book:
- cruelty and violence
- a scumbag main character
- an 'okay' story and writing style
- pure realism
- some philosophy about the odds and ends of immortality and mortality
(view spoiler)

Personally, I don't really like this nove ...more

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Oct 02, 2017 Aldas Dišė rated it liked it · review of another edition

In the future death has been defeated and everyone became immortal. This lead to the demographic catastrophe and soon having kids became illegal.
The premise left me feeling that I’ve already seen this somewhere. A person who is a part of the system starts seeing how it became corrupt and turned against it.
The plot left me wondering why was there no space colonization? Why was there a severe punishment for having kids but no sterilization took place? I guess all of this did not serve the plot w ...more

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Jan 27, 2021 Stefan Kozovski rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

What are those ratings ?!?!?! Woooooooow! A lot of people seem to felt offended somehow or IDK, honestly. Anyway, surely an epic book. Kept me living in the future for days after I've read it. Excellent story as well! The writing is out of this planet, what a talent! I cannot really read anything now as it seems boring to me.
Kind note: If you are into god stuff and would not like to read words like: whore, hate, etc., please pass this one and get something from the kids section.

Peace! ...more

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Sep 27, 2015 Gosia rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Scary this world described by Dmitry Glukhovsky is.
Scary, because it's too real, too similar to ours.
Some fragments were so-so/really strange, but in all it was a good read. ...more

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Jan 20, 2017 Krystian Cieslak rated it liked it · review of another edition

In my opinion there is something seriously wrong with Dmitry G. Hovewer general concept of the book is very good and bugs the mind of the reader...

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Nov 20, 2020 Carol rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: scifi, dystopia

There's a lot of good things about this book, and others that aren't quite so. It's a harsh book, with lots of violence that makes the reading uncomfortable at times, but considering the kind of dystopian society I'm presented with, I wasn't expecting a cozy read either. I would've liked it to be shorter though, 626 pages to talk about this seemed a little excessive, because this is not the first book I read which talks about an 'immortal society' and how we've conquered death. It's not a new to There's a lot of good things about this book, and others that aren't quite so. It's a harsh book, with lots of violence that makes the reading uncomfortable at times, but considering the kind of dystopian society I'm presented with, I wasn't expecting a cozy read either. I would've liked it to be shorter though, 626 pages to talk about this seemed a little excessive, because this is not the first book I read which talks about an 'immortal society' and how we've conquered death. It's not a new topic, and I've seen it done in as little as 100 pages.

***POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD, READ WITH CAUTION***

The story is about a society where people no longer die, so it is sold to you as a Utopia, where everyone is to remain young forever. But, this comes at a price, it is evident that no country will be able to hold an ever growing society, specially if peope don't die anymore, so what Europe has come up with as a solution is to allow every citizen the right to immortality, because it's a human right, however, should you bear children, you only have two options, either abort and keep your immortality, or have the kid at the cost of one parent giving up immortality. The legal way to do this is by registering a pregnancy and deciding which parent will receive an injection that will age them in a lapse of no more than 10 years, while the other parent is allowed to keep immortality and remain with the child. The idea is that, you pay a life with another life, because overpopulation is not an option and thre is no more space to live.

The problem that was tackled in the book however is the illegal pregancies of course. This happens to be a huge problem in this society, because women get pregnant and they can't will themselves to register it because they don't want to die, and they don't want to lose their husbands either. So our main character, Jan, he is part of a special force called the Immortals, whose only task is to catch those illegal pregancies, inject one of the parents with the aging virus and then, since this was illegal, they take away the children to orphanages, where they will be trained to become the future Immortals.

Jan actually comes from an orphanage, because his mother didn't register the pregnancy, and due to the horrible treatment he had there, he hates her, and he also hates all women. To him they are nothing but selfish whores, and he reminds you constantly of this. He is a horrible person and as a character you do get to hate him a lot, to me it was terribly uncomfortable to read his thoughts all the time, but when you start getting flashbacks of his life in the orphanage, you kinda understand why he is so horrible. He's had a terrible life that could've been avoided, but he doesn't understand why his mother never registered the pregnancy. He just doesn't understand what it is to have a kid, and what it means to have to give him up, because in the society he lives in both kids and old people are an abomination and the direct result of a crime.

Throughout the book he will eventually change and grow as a character, he is told to kill the leader of the Party of Life, who keeps fighting for the right to reproduce, and to kill his girlfriend too, something he finds himself unable to do. And we will see him fall in love and eventually start changing his attitudes towards reproduction. It's a very slow change, and his mind goes crazy half the time because he can't deal with all the change that is happening in his life. There are many amazing plot twists, specially towards the end of the book, but there is also a lot of violence too, specially towards women (so do take it into account if you plan on reading this).

It is still an interesting read because you get to see how selfish people become once they get immortality, and you also get to see the problems that you start having from a stagnant society. It was good, yes, very good. But it was also terribly long. I felt many of the discussions Jan had with himself in his head could have been avoided or even shorter. There are many chapters where nothing happens and too many descriptions. This would've been great with a good 200 pages less. ...more

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Oct 25, 2020 Adam Fendrych rated it liked it · review of another edition

I loved the world the author built and I was eager to learn more about it. How eternal life affects society, psychology, polics etc. And I was deeply disappointed with the story this world was used for. A story of a soldier who finds love and grows a soft heart. Come one, we heard this a thousand times over, it's one of the cornerstones Hollywood was built upon. Makes me really sad, this idea deserved much more. ...more

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Sep 06, 2020 Rebecca rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, read-in-2020, e-book

Hands down the best book I've read this year. Mind is officially blown!! I don't know how I'm supposed to move on from this. Highly, highly recommend to everyone!!!! ...more

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Jun 09, 2016 cloudsniffer rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction

Do you know why I hate horrors?

I can never get scared by the ghosts, or vampires, or zombies, or insert-any-existing-supernatural-entity.
When I walk the dark alley alone I am not scared by ghost grabbing my ankle.
But I am often terrified by humans. A drunk girl looking at me sideways as if she wanted to mangle and rob me. A shady guy sending me long glances
No, I am never scared by the supernatural. It is human nature (or rather dark aspects of it) which makes me frightened.

That’s why I prefer Do you know why I hate horrors?

I can never get scared by the ghosts, or vampires, or zombies, or insert-any-existing-supernatural-entity.
When I walk the dark alley alone I am not scared by ghost grabbing my ankle.
But I am often terrified by humans. A drunk girl looking at me sideways as if she wanted to mangle and rob me. A shady guy sending me long glances
No, I am never scared by the supernatural. It is human nature (or rather dark aspects of it) which makes me frightened.

That’s why I prefer dystopias to horrors. You may claim that they are not scary, but I always feel cold, deep rooted dread when reading the books akin to Brave New World, 1984 or Lord of the Flies. It’s what-ifs that scare me, the possibility that we may give-in to the darkness which lays at the foundation of our nature and the society.

I was delighted, when I found out that author of my beloved Metro 2033 has written serious dystopian novel. I loved both characters and worldbuilding in his postapocalyptic series and was looking forward how it will translate into more demanding enviroment

How did it turn out?

I saw people calling it Gluhovsky’s opus magnum. Truthfully, it does feel like he tried to create something bigger and more ambitious with this book. It is well thought, consistent and has a clear message. Yet there is one big issue which undermines some of it.

It may not be book’s fault but mine. I tend to expect from novels set in dystopian one of the two things - either fast paced action in the interesting background or extensive study of human morality and nature. I don’t mind mixing these elements but it has to be done skillfully so that neither would be dilluted by the other one. Here, unfortunately it did not work as good. While FUTU.RE contains both of these, it seems like it can’t decide at times which of them it would like to show off to the reader. Psychological, social and moral elements are presented in a rather naive way. Gluhovsky spends too much time on the issue of reproducion, ignoring all other aspects. Socioeconomic stagnation? Lack of innovations due to the more or less static population? Or perhaps the fact that the human brain is not designed to live forever and can hold only limited amount of information? I can write the whole list and it still would be just scrathching the surface. I mean, I get it, the book wanted to fit a problem into certain narration. But the problem of possible immortality is much more complex than simple biological need for reproduction and ignoring other possible problems is just too much of a simplification.

Outside of the main character - Jan, the cast is pretty bland and one dimensional but they serve their purpose. Unfortunately the main big bad guy is pretty obvious from the beginning (and the intrigue not so . The childhood enemy has no other history beside the one connected with the main character. Annelie was pretty illogical character as she dealt with what happened to her way too quickly. The only one character which I truly came to care about was Helen who seemed to be the most courageous and strong despite her situation.
As for Jan, I hated him as a person, yet I liked him as a character from whose perspective we got to know the world in FUTU.RE. At first he was very set on the principles of the european order then as his character developed, so did the narration

Still, I found the ending quite disappointing.Honestly with the way the final part was heading, I expected ending to be similar to the 1984. It wasn’t. It was anticlimatic. And, oh, so badly thought in comparison with the rest of the novel. I mean I may not be a fan of the happy endings in this genre, but I could swallow it here. I could if it was not for a little single fact. Jan had no proof that the vial contained that he thought it did. Not. A. Single. Proof. I know, that the scene when he obtained it was set so that we would assume that he was not lied to. But still, it bugs me and makes me want to scream, that this would make a perfect plot twist. The one which would be so much more fitting.

Nevertheless this is a solid book. It has a great world building and characters, despite being often one dimensional, are still believable and easy to like (or hate). It’s even better if you are starting with the ‘serious’ dystopian literature - as its watered down moral dilemma and not-so grim dark ending may be easier to swallow than in some.
Definitely recommended if you are dystopia or Gluhovsky’s fan
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Jul 13, 2016 Plamen Nenchev rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: pathetic

Ever since the immensely entertaining Metro 2033, I have followed Glukhovsky's attempts at new books, however ill-fated they have been. Until this book, which is not just bad, but plainly offensive.

Futu.re takes place in Europe in the 25th century which is a "paradise come true", but – and we learn this in the very first pages – there is something really, really rotten about it. The good protagonist is absolutely sure about it. And Europe is not only rotten, but also very much Gayrope. Gays are ...more

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Jun 02, 2015 Zee rated it liked it · review of another edition

At first I was a bit confused as the author's writing style is completely different here from that in the Metro 2033 and 2034, and in the blurb they all claimed here it is more mature and generally better. I simply adore the Metro series with the whole universum, so I thought it was goining to be such a good read. Unfortunately it didn't quite comply with my expectations. But, well, who's to blame? Probably me, as I often fall in a trap of over-expecting from the authors of the books I really li ...more

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May 07, 2018 Isaiah rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction

A VERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRY long book, that is quite intriguing and has a lot of memorable moments, but as you can tell by my initial reaction I think it could have been about three times shorter. Not that it was bad, I like the characters, they are well rounded and i want to see what happens, Dmitry usually dose a good job of that. The plot is probably the strongest point, an Orwellian future where humanity has cured death. Where population is heavily regulated and pregnancy is seen as a crime an ...more

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Jul 24, 2016 Diana added it · review of another edition

I definitely liked it, although it was a bit rough for my taste. In the beginning I was under the impression that the author hates women, and that kind of books are not my cup of tea. However, after finishing the book I can admit that my first impression was nwrong, and that the book is definitely worth it. What I like the most in Glukhovsky's books is the fact that every story has it's own completely different world, most likely in the future, this is something I will always admire! ...more

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Aug 12, 2017 PinkCoffee rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 10-out-of-10-would-recommend, owned-books

This book left me shook. I have never had such a reading experience before... It was very emotionally challenging, strong, intelligent, dark, heartbreaking and beautiful... A true masterpiece in its own way. Sensitive people like me should be warned that Futu.re is about to affect you in many ways, and if you're looking for some bright and easy story- this isn't the right choice. ...more

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May 01, 2019 Cecilia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi-and-fantasy

I have read and enjoyed the Metro books by Glukhovsky but this one I liked even better. I rate it a weak 5, but still at 5. Surprising ends seems to be a trademark of Glukhovsky and the story in Future really takes a new and astonishing turn towards the end. The book also has a beautiful and loving description of a father's love for a newborn baby; something that I did not expect from this book. ...more

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Oct 12, 2015 Natalia Dołżycka rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

One of the best s-f books I've read in my whole life. ...more

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Jun 02, 2016 Michał Matyas rated it it was ok · review of another edition

It starts strong but pretty soon that strength gets lost in overly long internal monologues and chaotic plot with obvious, clichéd ending.

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Feb 28, 2017 Ralitsa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Absolutely stunning! Great plot, thought-provoking questions asked and incredible choice of words by the author! Highly recommended to all dystopian literature fans :)

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Sep 02, 2017 Tomasz Żubertowski rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Reading FUTU.RE made me think it was one of the books that is written the way author always intended to write it like. Dark, heavy, complex piece of sci-fi that will leave you with so many questions.

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Dmitry Glukhovsky (Russian: Дмитрий Глуховский) 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 ...more