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Metro #2
Metro 2034: Serie Metro, 2
Año 2034. Moscú se ha transformado en una ciudad fantasma. Los supervivientes se han refugiado en las profundidades de la red de metro y han creado allí una nueva civilización que no se parece en nada a las anteriores... La estación Sevastopolskaya lleva varias semanas incomunicada. En ella aparece un misterioso brigadier, Hunter, que toma la responsabilidad de luchar contra un enigmático peligro que amenaza a toda la red de metro y emprende una arriesgada expedición por el sistema de túneles. Le acompañará Homero, un hombre viejo y experimentado que conoce como nadie la red de metro y sus leyendas, y que cree que su misión vital consiste en poner por escrito la historia del mundo subterráneo. Más adelante conocerán a Sasha, una joven de diecisiete años. Homero está convencido de que el héroe y la muchacha podrían ser los protagonistas ideales de su epopeya, pero antes tendrá que protegerlos de incesantes peligros.
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 16, 2009
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Dmitry Glukhovsky
76 books3,592 followersDmitry 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 novels Metro 2033 and "It's Getting Darker". He is also an author of a series of satirical "Stories of Motherland" criticizing today's Russia.
As a journalist, Dmitry Glukhovsky has worked for EuroNews TV in France, Deutsche Welle, and RT. In 2008-2009 he worked as a radio host of a Mayak Radio Station. He writes columns for Harper’s Bazaar, l’Officiel and Playboy.
He has lived in Israel, Germany and France and speaks English, French, German, Hebrew and Spanish as well as his native Russian.
As a journalist, Dmitry Glukhovsky has worked for EuroNews TV in France, Deutsche Welle, and RT. In 2008-2009 he worked as a radio host of a Mayak Radio Station. He writes columns for Harper’s Bazaar, l’Officiel and Playboy.
He has lived in Israel, Germany and France and speaks English, French, German, Hebrew and Spanish as well as his native Russian.
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November 21, 2011
I am really dissapointed. I loved Metro 2033 and I expected Metro 2034 to be equally good or even better - well, I shouldn't have had such a positive attitude. The only thing that stayed as interesting as in the first book is the postapocalyptic universum of people living in the Moscow metro but still, Metro 2033 showed us more of the metro and, in my opinion, did it way better. In Metro 2034, characters (maybe with exception for Leonid who wasn't my type, but still a really interesting person) tend to be boring. Ok, I can't complain about Homer, but Sasha-Alexandra just sucked. I really wanted to like her, I tried so hard! And in some parts I did, but her pathetic "love" for Hunter broke everything. None of others really touched me. In my opinion, I might have found it better if I hadn't read the first book before that one - but the author set the target of excellence with first book and couldn't reach it himself writing the second one.
December 18, 2020
The short: it had so much potential but it was sexist, the characters were stupid, the ending sucked.
The long:
I loved the first book; the universe, the writing style, the characters, the darkness.... So I wanted to love the second because it had those same things. The plot could've been really cool, if it was executed correctly. The ending left me angry because I felt like if you just deleted basically the entire middle section of the novel, the outcome would've been the same, like the entire journey I just read was actually completely pointless and a waste of time.
I was excited when I heard there would be a female protagonist in this one, but when I read it, it just ticked me off. The pages oozed sexism, in some parts directly stating that women cannot stand tall and strong on their own, they must rely on a man, and it is their job to be beautiful and tend to their man. The female protagonist was a ridiculous character with no backbone, no strength, no real personality, just a fanciful crush on a man she only just met that spurred her to want to fix his brokenness. And that's pretty much the whole novel; a stupid teenage girl lusting after an older, more rugged man - throw in a younger, good looking guy for a crappy love-triangle, and BAM, its like a horrible teen flick with a bit of gore.
The long:
I loved the first book; the universe, the writing style, the characters, the darkness.... So I wanted to love the second because it had those same things. The plot could've been really cool, if it was executed correctly. The ending left me angry because I felt like if you just deleted basically the entire middle section of the novel, the outcome would've been the same, like the entire journey I just read was actually completely pointless and a waste of time.
I was excited when I heard there would be a female protagonist in this one, but when I read it, it just ticked me off. The pages oozed sexism, in some parts directly stating that women cannot stand tall and strong on their own, they must rely on a man, and it is their job to be beautiful and tend to their man. The female protagonist was a ridiculous character with no backbone, no strength, no real personality, just a fanciful crush on a man she only just met that spurred her to want to fix his brokenness. And that's pretty much the whole novel; a stupid teenage girl lusting after an older, more rugged man - throw in a younger, good looking guy for a crappy love-triangle, and BAM, its like a horrible teen flick with a bit of gore.
January 13, 2021
SPOILER ALERT!
What a disappointment!
OK, it’s not bad, exactly, but it’s poor compared to Metro 2033 - guess I had very high expectations. My main problem here is the lead characters: for the life of me I could not engage in either of them! I miss the first person singular perspective that Artiom provided us with in the first book, and would have expected that Hunter would fill that place here. Instead we only ever observe him from other people’s perspective, where he is alternatively some kind of a super hero, an enigma, a monster, a legend, or someone who needs to be saved from himself. (Or perhaps all.) It annoys me to no end that it is the only female character in the novel(s) that regards him in the latter perspective, I mean, come on, how cliché is that? And hey, guess who died in the end…
And don’t even get me started on Leonid the singer…
Where the story in the first book was a bit thin too, admittedly, I still found myself deeply intrigued by Artiom’s odyssey through a symbolic hell (the Metro) and his philosophical take on both his mission and the people he encounters. In Metro 2034 everyone seems to be running around all over the place like decapitated chickens, even if they do have a mission too. I mean, get on with it already! The ending, on the other hand, seemed rather rushed to me. Again, admittedly, so was the ending in the first book, but there I was left with a depressing sense of doom: will we ever learn? In this one I felt more like “OK, so they all died, end of story”. :)
Having said all that, still, it was an easy read and some of the characteristics of the post-apocalyptic world of the Metro and its inhabitants still intrigued me. Despite its flaws, I would probably have liked it better if I had not read Metro 2033.
What a disappointment!
OK, it’s not bad, exactly, but it’s poor compared to Metro 2033 - guess I had very high expectations. My main problem here is the lead characters: for the life of me I could not engage in either of them! I miss the first person singular perspective that Artiom provided us with in the first book, and would have expected that Hunter would fill that place here. Instead we only ever observe him from other people’s perspective, where he is alternatively some kind of a super hero, an enigma, a monster, a legend, or someone who needs to be saved from himself. (Or perhaps all.) It annoys me to no end that it is the only female character in the novel(s) that regards him in the latter perspective, I mean, come on, how cliché is that? And hey, guess who died in the end…
And don’t even get me started on Leonid the singer…
Where the story in the first book was a bit thin too, admittedly, I still found myself deeply intrigued by Artiom’s odyssey through a symbolic hell (the Metro) and his philosophical take on both his mission and the people he encounters. In Metro 2034 everyone seems to be running around all over the place like decapitated chickens, even if they do have a mission too. I mean, get on with it already! The ending, on the other hand, seemed rather rushed to me. Again, admittedly, so was the ending in the first book, but there I was left with a depressing sense of doom: will we ever learn? In this one I felt more like “OK, so they all died, end of story”. :)
Having said all that, still, it was an easy read and some of the characteristics of the post-apocalyptic world of the Metro and its inhabitants still intrigued me. Despite its flaws, I would probably have liked it better if I had not read Metro 2033.
March 6, 2022
Interestingly, I appear to be one of a tiny majority of people who enjoyed Metro 2034 more than the first book in the series. While the first book did admittedly do more in terms of setting up the environment and the psychological horror aspect of the series, the sequel/spin-off in the following year explores the wider philosophical themes of life in the Moscow Metro.
Homer with his musings is one of the best characters in the series by far, and Hunter makes a welcome return.
The series as a whole, books and games, remains a somewhat hidden gem.
Homer with his musings is one of the best characters in the series by far, and Hunter makes a welcome return.
The series as a whole, books and games, remains a somewhat hidden gem.
November 17, 2018
I wanted to enjoy this book since I enjoyed Metro 2033 and its video game adaptation, but this was a serious disappointment. What I enjoyed about the first novel - the sheer idea of people surviving the nuclear apocalypse in a vast, sprawling network of underground subway stations and the possibilities it presented - is almost entirely absent from this book.
What it does instead if go for a much more straightforward storyline, which is unfortunately far less compelling and interesting. The previous installment read (at least at times) almost like a collection of loosely related stories in the universe, bound by the protagonist and his quest, which takes him through the different stations of the metro, each of which is unique. In this case the author introduces two protagonists (one of whom appears in the previous novel), whose stories interconnect and who both have to accomplish an important goal together.
This doesn't sound terrible at all, but this time round Glukhovsky makes it so horribly boring. His characters are paper-thin (especially Sasha, the teenage girl), and a recurring character from the previous novel is made to be a walking stereotype of a madman traumatized by war. The characters are unlikable and unbelievable, their relationship is cringy and to make everything worse they constantly engage in conversations about deep subjects with each other and other characters that they meet along the way. However, none of this is profound or enlightening in any way, just flat and uninteresting, and successfully removes any sense of tension or interest that the reader might have developed at the beginning. I found myself struggling to finish it, and only did it out of a sense of duty.
I struggled to finish this and wouldn't recommend it to anyone, especially to those who liked the previous installment and would like to see more of the underground world of the metro. I know that the author wrote one more book set in this universe, and I might still read it, but for now my enthusiasm to do so has been substantially cooled.
What it does instead if go for a much more straightforward storyline, which is unfortunately far less compelling and interesting. The previous installment read (at least at times) almost like a collection of loosely related stories in the universe, bound by the protagonist and his quest, which takes him through the different stations of the metro, each of which is unique. In this case the author introduces two protagonists (one of whom appears in the previous novel), whose stories interconnect and who both have to accomplish an important goal together.
This doesn't sound terrible at all, but this time round Glukhovsky makes it so horribly boring. His characters are paper-thin (especially Sasha, the teenage girl), and a recurring character from the previous novel is made to be a walking stereotype of a madman traumatized by war. The characters are unlikable and unbelievable, their relationship is cringy and to make everything worse they constantly engage in conversations about deep subjects with each other and other characters that they meet along the way. However, none of this is profound or enlightening in any way, just flat and uninteresting, and successfully removes any sense of tension or interest that the reader might have developed at the beginning. I found myself struggling to finish it, and only did it out of a sense of duty.
I struggled to finish this and wouldn't recommend it to anyone, especially to those who liked the previous installment and would like to see more of the underground world of the metro. I know that the author wrote one more book set in this universe, and I might still read it, but for now my enthusiasm to do so has been substantially cooled.
July 22, 2024
فضای داستان کاریکاتوری از مترو ۲۰۳۳ بود. شخصیتها مصنوعی، تا حدی کودن و غیر قابل باور بودن، مخصوصا شکارچی که به بروسلی تبدیل شده بود. به نظرم نویسنده توی جلد دوم ایده رو نابود کرد. باید ببینیم جلد سوم چی میشه.
July 2, 2014
"The Fates, good and evil!"
Metro 2034 is a sort of sequel to the brilliant Metro 2033. I say 'sort of' as it doesn't really follow on from the events of the first book in the series. Obviously, we're still set in the Metro of Moscow, where humanity is on the brink of extinction living in a post-apocalyptic world. The Metro has survived and adapted 20 years after the first nuclear weapon was fired. Instead of one big underground system, we're introduced to a type of Greek polis city system, with their own government, politics and environment. Dmitry Glukhovsky takes a lot of influence from Greek literature and history, which isn't a bad thing - some novels I've read that become saturated in a authors knowledge, whether it be Greek influences or something completely different such as sowing - actually I've never come across a knowledgeable author regarding sowing!
Arytom, the main character from Metro 2033 is only mentioned by various characters as a person of awe. Is he alive or was he blown to bits when confronting the Dark One's? We don't really know. A favourite character of mine does return however, Hunter. Changed psychologically from his encounter with the alien Dark One's, he has forgotten himself - conflicted between wiping out mankind in the Metro or saving mankind (which was his original mandate). He is rather badass, not much of a looker though, but then he is Russian and it possibly doesn't help being exposed to radiation. We never find out what happened to Hunter between the previous novel and this one - we can only guess he was damaged by the Dark One's.
Besides Hunter there are three other important characters in Metro 2034 - Homer, who is a old man, he wants to write a history of the previous war and of life within the Metro, he seems to be lacking inspiration. He shortly isn't lacking in this, as Hunter selects him for a mission. Then there is Sasha, daughter of a former commander of one of the Metro's poleis who was banished. She finds herself attempting to influence and calm down Hunter - a interesting dance going on there. Finally there is Leonid, a sort of musician - the story got weird with him, as he seemed to influence people with his music, very strange. Anyway, Leonid wants to seduce Sasha. He concocts a story about a 'Emerald City' that is just beyond the boundaries of the Metro. A sort of Atlantis and Great Library in one. This was so terribly written, it just made no place being there, if you want to confuse the reader, you did it there.
I always find it amusing when reading Russian fiction, the authors always seem to use a characters full name. It's rather a quirk I've come to chuckle at instead of groan. Groaning isn't a good thing, what next, apathy?
I've not really touched on the story. Hunter is pissed off, he is a confused mesh of wanting to kill everything and everyone and of saving everyone and everything. Sasha is his foil, she helps he remember what he was. To a extent Homer also does this. Hunter wants to purge a virus that has spread through a neighbouring poleis (Tula), by purging he means the station itself and the populace. The posit of the story sits around his fight within himself mentally and of Homer and Sasha. A nice side story fleshed out by the author is Homer's attempts to write something credible.
Metro 2034 is essentially about fate and chance. Can a awful experience (Hunter) change who you are, or can a chance meeting bring you back from the brink and remind you of who you really are (Sasha). Is it fate/destiny that makes you do certain things, or is it free will? From a fictional point of view, it is whatever the writer wishes to put to paper. From a realistic point of view, I like to believe the 3 Fates and 9 Muses have no business telling me what to do - so I'll stay in my world of me making the decisions thanking you. As for Hunter, I'm not sure it's just his broken mind telling him what to do!
My impression of 2034 was of a disappointing let down on many fronts. Firstly it's been one years since Arytom disappeared, there is hardly any mention of him. Secondly, Hunter returns but without Arytom? Hmm. Thirdly the story is really confusing for the first half of the novel. The story plays out through the point of view of Hunter, Sasha and her father. Then there is Homer and his fumbling with literature and continual reminiscing of the past. Later on the story is actually told through Homer's written words - all very confusing and not clearly defined. I really struggled with the first half. I don't put down books, but this one I wanted to move on from. What changed? All three stories converged into one, which was great, as the stories became a story and didn't feel so disjointed. Leonid the Piped-Piper of Moscow Metro doesn't really make a appearance until later on, which was great as he turned out to be a weird mystical character who had no place in the novel. He just didn't sit right with me. Overall the translation is very strong, which for a Russian novel is a good thing - as sometimes things do get lost in translation. What more can I say? Well a lot more moaning actually, but I'll save it and leave it to the reader to decide.
Metro 2034 is a sort of sequel to the brilliant Metro 2033. I say 'sort of' as it doesn't really follow on from the events of the first book in the series. Obviously, we're still set in the Metro of Moscow, where humanity is on the brink of extinction living in a post-apocalyptic world. The Metro has survived and adapted 20 years after the first nuclear weapon was fired. Instead of one big underground system, we're introduced to a type of Greek polis city system, with their own government, politics and environment. Dmitry Glukhovsky takes a lot of influence from Greek literature and history, which isn't a bad thing - some novels I've read that become saturated in a authors knowledge, whether it be Greek influences or something completely different such as sowing - actually I've never come across a knowledgeable author regarding sowing!
Arytom, the main character from Metro 2033 is only mentioned by various characters as a person of awe. Is he alive or was he blown to bits when confronting the Dark One's? We don't really know. A favourite character of mine does return however, Hunter. Changed psychologically from his encounter with the alien Dark One's, he has forgotten himself - conflicted between wiping out mankind in the Metro or saving mankind (which was his original mandate). He is rather badass, not much of a looker though, but then he is Russian and it possibly doesn't help being exposed to radiation. We never find out what happened to Hunter between the previous novel and this one - we can only guess he was damaged by the Dark One's.
Besides Hunter there are three other important characters in Metro 2034 - Homer, who is a old man, he wants to write a history of the previous war and of life within the Metro, he seems to be lacking inspiration. He shortly isn't lacking in this, as Hunter selects him for a mission. Then there is Sasha, daughter of a former commander of one of the Metro's poleis who was banished. She finds herself attempting to influence and calm down Hunter - a interesting dance going on there. Finally there is Leonid, a sort of musician - the story got weird with him, as he seemed to influence people with his music, very strange. Anyway, Leonid wants to seduce Sasha. He concocts a story about a 'Emerald City' that is just beyond the boundaries of the Metro. A sort of Atlantis and Great Library in one. This was so terribly written, it just made no place being there, if you want to confuse the reader, you did it there.
I always find it amusing when reading Russian fiction, the authors always seem to use a characters full name. It's rather a quirk I've come to chuckle at instead of groan. Groaning isn't a good thing, what next, apathy?
I've not really touched on the story. Hunter is pissed off, he is a confused mesh of wanting to kill everything and everyone and of saving everyone and everything. Sasha is his foil, she helps he remember what he was. To a extent Homer also does this. Hunter wants to purge a virus that has spread through a neighbouring poleis (Tula), by purging he means the station itself and the populace. The posit of the story sits around his fight within himself mentally and of Homer and Sasha. A nice side story fleshed out by the author is Homer's attempts to write something credible.
Metro 2034 is essentially about fate and chance. Can a awful experience (Hunter) change who you are, or can a chance meeting bring you back from the brink and remind you of who you really are (Sasha). Is it fate/destiny that makes you do certain things, or is it free will? From a fictional point of view, it is whatever the writer wishes to put to paper. From a realistic point of view, I like to believe the 3 Fates and 9 Muses have no business telling me what to do - so I'll stay in my world of me making the decisions thanking you. As for Hunter, I'm not sure it's just his broken mind telling him what to do!
My impression of 2034 was of a disappointing let down on many fronts. Firstly it's been one years since Arytom disappeared, there is hardly any mention of him. Secondly, Hunter returns but without Arytom? Hmm. Thirdly the story is really confusing for the first half of the novel. The story plays out through the point of view of Hunter, Sasha and her father. Then there is Homer and his fumbling with literature and continual reminiscing of the past. Later on the story is actually told through Homer's written words - all very confusing and not clearly defined. I really struggled with the first half. I don't put down books, but this one I wanted to move on from. What changed? All three stories converged into one, which was great, as the stories became a story and didn't feel so disjointed. Leonid the Piped-Piper of Moscow Metro doesn't really make a appearance until later on, which was great as he turned out to be a weird mystical character who had no place in the novel. He just didn't sit right with me. Overall the translation is very strong, which for a Russian novel is a good thing - as sometimes things do get lost in translation. What more can I say? Well a lot more moaning actually, but I'll save it and leave it to the reader to decide.
July 18, 2025
Докато в предишната книга - "Метро 2033" имахме сюжет, който с напрежение ни водеше към някаква цел, то тук тя(целта) се губеше някъде в гънките на сатиричния мозък на един от главните герои.
Прекалено преекспонирана темата, че човекът е този, който е виновен за изпадналата в беда цивилизация, не помагаше с нищо на читателя - да му стане интересно, интригуващо и по някакъв начин будещо размишления. Това се случи вече в предната книга.
Тук имахме остатъчно присъствие на няколко от главните герои от предишната творба, а и някои нови - изненадващото присъствие на едно момиче/жена ни настрои да очакваме някаква изненада, след като в миналата книга нямаше никакво женско присъствие. Е, нямаше никаква изненада ...
Картината на руското метро, една година по-късно от събитията случили се в познатата нам "Метро 2033", не е променена и на йота - хората не са се научили да ценят това, което имат, не са се научили да мислят малко по-различно и цивилизовано и все още са зверове. И това се отплаща накрая.
Е, на едно такова човечество, което и при най-големия пример за зверство не си взима поука, какво да му кажеш? Какво още?
На мен все пак книгата ми хареса, но само защото имам огромна слабост към постапокалиптични сюжети и няма как - Глуховски се справя чудесно с описанието им :)
Прекалено преекспонирана темата, че човекът е този, който е виновен за изпадналата в беда цивилизация, не помагаше с нищо на читателя - да му стане интересно, интригуващо и по някакъв начин будещо размишления. Това се случи вече в предната книга.
Тук имахме остатъчно присъствие на няколко от главните герои от предишната творба, а и някои нови - изненадващото присъствие на едно момиче/жена ни настрои да очакваме някаква изненада, след като в миналата книга нямаше никакво женско присъствие. Е, нямаше никаква изненада ...
Картината на руското метро, една година по-късно от събитията случили се в познатата нам "Метро 2033", не е променена и на йота - хората не са се научили да ценят това, което имат, не са се научили да мислят малко по-различно и цивилизовано и все още са зверове. И това се отплаща накрая.
Е, на едно такова човечество, което и при най-големия пример за зверство не си взима поука, какво да му кажеш? Какво още?
На мен все пак книгата ми хареса, но само защото имам огромна слабост към постапокалиптични сюжети и няма как - Глуховски се справя чудесно с описанието им :)
July 31, 2025
Die Autor kann gut schreiben, hat einen düsteren, schwermütigen Erzählton und bringt die kleine Gruppe an Protagonisten authentisch zu Papier. Das Setting mit den verschiedenen Herrschaftssystemen in der Moskauer Metro ist genauso gelungen wie in Band 1. Und trotzdem nahm mich das Buch gegen Ende immer weniger gefangen. Es war mir zu verwirrend. Ich bekam das Apokalyptische einfach nicht visualisiert und sehnte das Ende herbei. Das ist keine Grundlage für eine gute Bewertung. Irgendwie bedauerlich, denn die Idee der Serie gefällt mir.
June 25, 2015
It was an unexpected improvement upon Metro 2033: I didn't like Metro 2033 as much as the hype made me think I would, and therefore hesitated quite a bit on reading the follow up, Metro 2034.
Yet I'm glad I did, very glad.
It takes a bit of time to get used to the way the three stories are told at the same time, but once they start overlapping it's a real treat for lack of better words.
That what I missed in Metro 2033, the depth and emotional involved and way of describing it, certainly made up to me reading this one.
The ending was.. unexpected, and unexpectedly good. Now, a day after finishing it and having started on the next book, I still let my mind wander to it all.
Yet I'm glad I did, very glad.
It takes a bit of time to get used to the way the three stories are told at the same time, but once they start overlapping it's a real treat for lack of better words.
That what I missed in Metro 2033, the depth and emotional involved and way of describing it, certainly made up to me reading this one.
The ending was.. unexpected, and unexpectedly good. Now, a day after finishing it and having started on the next book, I still let my mind wander to it all.
April 29, 2020
3,5 Sterne
Ich mag die neuen Charaktere, aber mir hat die gruselige Stimmung aus dem vorherigen Teil gefehlt.
Ich mag die neuen Charaktere, aber mir hat die gruselige Stimmung aus dem vorherigen Teil gefehlt.
February 6, 2017
Of course I did not expect this to be as good as 2033 because the bar was set really high. However, it was still very entertaining and interesting to learn more about a different place of the Metro world, especially with the mysterious Hunter as one of the main characters.
October 6, 2020
Jakiś czas zastanawiałem się, czy dać tej książce 3 czy 4 gwiazdki, jednak FAKT, ŻE autor umieścił w niej bohatera, którego nazwał Artem, a nie ma się on NIJAK do Artema z 2033 jest dla mnie totalnie tragiczny, więc zostaje 3/5.
+ świat metra, czyli tajemnic, nieznanego oraz rzeczywistości zakrapianej metafizyką
+ wybór Homera jako głównego narratora i jego wątek pisania eposu
- niemalże całkowity brak konsekwencji z Metra 2033, tę książkę czyta się jak jedno z Uniwersów
- każdy pomysł w tej książce jest niedokończony lub skończony nieciekawie
Ta książka nie jest zła, po prostu nie porywa, a jeśli spojrzymy na jej prequel to w ogóle trochę niebo a ziemia. Sięgnę po 2035 niedługo, bo tam ma wrócić jakiś poziom...
+ świat metra, czyli tajemnic, nieznanego oraz rzeczywistości zakrapianej metafizyką
+ wybór Homera jako głównego narratora i jego wątek pisania eposu
- niemalże całkowity brak konsekwencji z Metra 2033, tę książkę czyta się jak jedno z Uniwersów
- każdy pomysł w tej książce jest niedokończony lub skończony nieciekawie
Ta książka nie jest zła, po prostu nie porywa, a jeśli spojrzymy na jej prequel to w ogóle trochę niebo a ziemia. Sięgnę po 2035 niedługo, bo tam ma wrócić jakiś poziom...
December 20, 2016
I enjoyed the atmosphere and worldbuilding of Metro 2033, so I picked this up, hoping for more of the world and maybe a bit more action.
I was thoroughly disappointed, because this book decided to go different direction altogether: both action and more of the fun worldbuilding is replaced with overabundance of pseudo-philosophical and moral questions, which are both very simplistic, yet presented as a great moral quandary, and are used in dialogues, completely killing the pacing and flow of them.
Another problem I've noticed are the characters: they spend all the time going over the same problems, with much "angsting" and very little character development. What's more, the problems don't feel like something the real characters would deal with, but something author forces on them in order to unnaturally increase the tension, but it fails and kills the immersion instead.
To top it off, the book tries to follow two separate, most important lines, but doesn't quite pull it off and just ends up confusing. I don't really recommend this.
Edit, december 2016: This seems to be my most read review, so I updated it a bit with (I hope) better english.
I was thoroughly disappointed, because this book decided to go different direction altogether: both action and more of the fun worldbuilding is replaced with overabundance of pseudo-philosophical and moral questions, which are both very simplistic, yet presented as a great moral quandary, and are used in dialogues, completely killing the pacing and flow of them.
Another problem I've noticed are the characters: they spend all the time going over the same problems, with much "angsting" and very little character development. What's more, the problems don't feel like something the real characters would deal with, but something author forces on them in order to unnaturally increase the tension, but it fails and kills the immersion instead.
To top it off, the book tries to follow two separate, most important lines, but doesn't quite pull it off and just ends up confusing. I don't really recommend this.
Edit, december 2016: This seems to be my most read review, so I updated it a bit with (I hope) better english.
December 2, 2021
Un año después, los habitantes del metro de Moscú, siguen su lucha por la supervivencia. Es la continuación de Metro 2033, y la historia es similar a su predecesora. Tiene un par de reflexiones interesantes en el nudo, como la importancia de la electricidad en nuestra sociedad y su dependencia de ella. En Metro 2035 termina la historia.
August 22, 2022
DNF 50%
Łapcie (nie)poradnik na napisanie drugiego tomu trylogii: po pierwszym, naprawdę dobrej jakości tomie z ciekawym, trójwymiarowym bohaterem, porzućcie jego historię i rozwińcie historie bohaterów, z których prawie żaden nie pojawił się w pierwszym tomie. Brzmi już bardziej jak dodatek do serii, w dodatku dla takich zaangażowanych w uniwersum fanów, no nie?
Samo to byłabym w stanie jakoś przegryźć, naprawdę. Problem w tym, że... książka jest po prostu nudna. Nie zostałam zaangażowana w fabułę, nie wywołało to we mnie żadnych emocji. Podejrzewam, że zapomnę, co działo się w tej powieści za jakiś tydzień.
W dodatku książka promuje liczne szkodliwe stereotypy na temat płci, byłabym również w stanie nazwać ją po prostu s3ksistowską. Kiedy czytam po raz setny wyrażenia w stylu (cytuję): ,,babskie piski", ,,weź nie zachowuj się jak kobieta", nie mam już nawet siły choćby przewrócić oczami.
Zapewne nie przebrnęłabym nawet przez te 50%, udało się to jedynie zasługą prześwietnego lektora oraz samego faktu, że słuchałam książki w audio. Podejrzewam, że w innym wypadku poddałabym się już przy pierwszych rozdziałach.
Tak więc, podsumowując - tak, jak tom pierwszy całkiem mi się spodobał - jako książka postapokaliptyczna zachęcał do refleksji na temat ludzkiego istnienia, w dodatku przygody Artema, głównego bohatera, całkiem mnie wciągnęły, tom drugi uznaję za kompletną porażkę. Niech ta 1 gwiazdka stanie się symbolem mojego poirytowania zmarnowanymi 7 godzinami na przesłuchanie połowy dosłownie nic nie wnoszącej do mojego życia książki.
Łapcie (nie)poradnik na napisanie drugiego tomu trylogii: po pierwszym, naprawdę dobrej jakości tomie z ciekawym, trójwymiarowym bohaterem, porzućcie jego historię i rozwińcie historie bohaterów, z których prawie żaden nie pojawił się w pierwszym tomie. Brzmi już bardziej jak dodatek do serii, w dodatku dla takich zaangażowanych w uniwersum fanów, no nie?
Samo to byłabym w stanie jakoś przegryźć, naprawdę. Problem w tym, że... książka jest po prostu nudna. Nie zostałam zaangażowana w fabułę, nie wywołało to we mnie żadnych emocji. Podejrzewam, że zapomnę, co działo się w tej powieści za jakiś tydzień.
W dodatku książka promuje liczne szkodliwe stereotypy na temat płci, byłabym również w stanie nazwać ją po prostu s3ksistowską. Kiedy czytam po raz setny wyrażenia w stylu (cytuję): ,,babskie piski", ,,weź nie zachowuj się jak kobieta", nie mam już nawet siły choćby przewrócić oczami.
Zapewne nie przebrnęłabym nawet przez te 50%, udało się to jedynie zasługą prześwietnego lektora oraz samego faktu, że słuchałam książki w audio. Podejrzewam, że w innym wypadku poddałabym się już przy pierwszych rozdziałach.
Tak więc, podsumowując - tak, jak tom pierwszy całkiem mi się spodobał - jako książka postapokaliptyczna zachęcał do refleksji na temat ludzkiego istnienia, w dodatku przygody Artema, głównego bohatera, całkiem mnie wciągnęły, tom drugi uznaję za kompletną porażkę. Niech ta 1 gwiazdka stanie się symbolem mojego poirytowania zmarnowanymi 7 godzinami na przesłuchanie połowy dosłownie nic nie wnoszącej do mojego życia książki.
November 29, 2009
Totally loved it!
Though this is a second book of the 2 books already out, I started my reading from this one (I just didn't know there is another one out).
The story is quite interesting, though the only thing it has in common with the first book is that - yes, there was the World War III (nuclear one, where nobody realized what had happend until the rockets actually hit) and yes 20 years later there are people still living in the Moscow subway system (Moscow subway system was actually built as bombshelter).
What can I say - one you pick up this book and start reading, its just amaizingly hard to actually put it down until you finish. And after that, you just want MORE!!
Though this is a second book of the 2 books already out, I started my reading from this one (I just didn't know there is another one out).
The story is quite interesting, though the only thing it has in common with the first book is that - yes, there was the World War III (nuclear one, where nobody realized what had happend until the rockets actually hit) and yes 20 years later there are people still living in the Moscow subway system (Moscow subway system was actually built as bombshelter).
What can I say - one you pick up this book and start reading, its just amaizingly hard to actually put it down until you finish. And after that, you just want MORE!!
October 5, 2022
كان هذا الجزء خيبة أمل . كنت أتوق لمرافقة آرتيوم في رحلة جديدة واستكشاف المزيد من عالم المترو، لكن لم يحدث شيء، فحوى هذا الجزء يمكن اختصارها، إنها رحلة عبثية بلا معنى أو جدوى .
October 25, 2025
این جلد به لحاظ روندی و محتوایی و هدفِ احساسی و روانی با جلد یک کاملاً متفاوته، خیلیها امتیاز پایینی به این جلد دادن و خُب شاید به نسبت دیدگاه هر فرد و خواستهای که از کتاب داره به نسبت مترو ۲۰۳۳، کتابی به نظر برسه که شایستهی جلد اول نیست، و دچار افول شده، اما من واقعاً اینطوری پیداش نکردم، به نظرم این کتاب به نسبت کتاب اول بُعد انسانیتر و ملموستری داره، فضای مترو،موجودات و مسائل بعد از جنگ، و حتی زندگی قبل از جنگ و اینکه چطور رخ داد خیلی بهتر توصیف شدن، و مثل یک ایستگاه توقف بود که انگار برای هضم چیزهایی که در کتاب قبلی خوندیم بهمون فرصت تفکر و شناخت بهتری میده ، صادقانه بگم قبل از اینکه بخونمش داشتم فکر میکردم بیخیال این جلد بشم به خاطر امتیازهای گودریدز و استوریگراف و مستقیم برم سرنوشت آرتیوم رو در جلد ۳ بخونم، اما خیلی خوشحالم این کتاب رو خوندم، خیلی از قسمتهاش در دلم جا شد و یادم میمونه.
خصوصاً ساشا و لئونید عزیزم 💔
خصوصاً ساشا و لئونید عزیزم 💔
May 20, 2025
Ich mag Glukhovskys unverblümt ehrlichen Schreibstil. Was nutzt es, wenn man sich in Romanen der Illusion von starken, selbstbewussten und emanzipierten Figuren hingibt, wo das so gar nicht der Realität entspricht, oder so eine Darstellungsweise sogar von Autoren einfordert.
Hier wird nichts verherrlicht sondern eher nüchtern darüber erzählt oder berichtet. Wenn man sich umsieht, entspricht dass schon, wenn man den dystopischen Romanaspekt abzieht, der Realität.
Ich nehme Glukhovskys Charakterstudien in seiner Trilogie als realistische Warnung vor einer möglichen Realität, wenn es zu einem irgendwie gearteten Ausnahmezustand kommen sollte.
Hier wird nichts verherrlicht sondern eher nüchtern darüber erzählt oder berichtet. Wenn man sich umsieht, entspricht dass schon, wenn man den dystopischen Romanaspekt abzieht, der Realität.
Ich nehme Glukhovskys Charakterstudien in seiner Trilogie als realistische Warnung vor einer möglichen Realität, wenn es zu einem irgendwie gearteten Ausnahmezustand kommen sollte.
March 18, 2021
Whoa, the sexism is strong with this one.
I hardly ever put a book down, but this was so hard to bear.
I know some people already saw Metro 2033 as sexist for the lack of female characters but I didn't want to see it then. Now, it's become very clear that they were right.
The whole atmosphere of the first novel made up some of its flaws for me - this one though, it's just disgusting.
I nearly puked over the long-winded paragraph on how it's female nature not to have a backbone and to need a man to stand.
As if it wasn't enough to make this whole story line about the teenage crush cheesy and terribly artifical, the author really had to make it a whole sexism fest.
I hardly ever put a book down, but this was so hard to bear.
I know some people already saw Metro 2033 as sexist for the lack of female characters but I didn't want to see it then. Now, it's become very clear that they were right.
The whole atmosphere of the first novel made up some of its flaws for me - this one though, it's just disgusting.
I nearly puked over the long-winded paragraph on how it's female nature not to have a backbone and to need a man to stand.
As if it wasn't enough to make this whole story line about the teenage crush cheesy and terribly artifical, the author really had to make it a whole sexism fest.
December 30, 2021
"Да бъдеш честен е най-лошият начин да съблазниш девойка."
"Когато се молиш за чудо, трябва да си готов да повярваш в него. Защото ще го пропуснеш."
"Когато се молиш за чудо, трябва да си готов да повярваш в него. Защото ще го пропуснеш."
March 23, 2020
მდაა.
ისე განსხვავდება ეს ორი ნაწილი ერთმანეთისგან, როგორც ჩემი პირველი მეგობარი გოგო განსხვავდებოდა მეორისგან.🤷
რიტორიკული კითხვებით გატენილი წიგნია მეორე ნაწილი.
არც სიუჟეტი ვარგა, არც დიალოგები, არც პერსონაჟები და საერთოდ არაფერი. 3 ვარსკვლავიც პირველის ხათრით.
კაი წავედით მესამეზე. 🙃
ისე განსხვავდება ეს ორი ნაწილი ერთმანეთისგან, როგორც ჩემი პირველი მეგობარი გოგო განსხვავდებოდა მეორისგან.🤷
რიტორიკული კითხვებით გატენილი წიგნია მეორე ნაწილი.
არც სიუჟეტი ვარგა, არც დიალოგები, არც პერსონაჟები და საერთოდ არაფერი. 3 ვარსკვლავიც პირველის ხათრით.
კაი წავედით მესამეზე. 🙃
July 7, 2023
ძალიან გაზრდილა გლუხოვსკი, ამასობაში.
იმედია საშა სადმე ამოყვინთავს, სადმე, მესამე წიგნის ბოლოს.
იმედია საშა სადმე ამოყვინთავს, სადმე, მესამე წიგნის ბოლოს.
April 9, 2018
Ohje, das war wohl nichts.
Wo fang ich nur an...
Weder die Geschichte, noch die Charaktere konnten mich überzeugen. Darüber hinaus finde ich das Frauenbild in diesem Roman eher fragwürdig.
Die Story ist zu Beginn so unübersichtlich, was auch im weiteren Verlauf nicht besser wird. Ich wusste sehr lange nicht, wo die Geschichte eigentlich hin will.
Homer war mir durchgehend unsympathisch. Er denkt ständig nur an sich und seine Ziele. Erst möchte er gerne bekannter Chronist werden und später eine Geschichte samt Held erschaffen, welche sich wie eine Legende durch die gesamte Metro verbreitet und Jahre weiter getragen werden soll. Hunter wirkte die ganze Zeit nur grimmig und kalt. Sascha/Sasha hat solche kindlichen und naiven Gedankengänge und benimmt sich größtenteils auch so, dass ich sehr lange dachte sie sei 11-13 Jahre alt. Später wurde erwähnt sie sei 17. Sie wird ständig nur als auffallend schön beschrieben. Sehr viele Männer der Metro schauen ihr hinterher, wenn Sascha an ihnen vorbei läuft. Homer dreht vor lauter Beschützerinstinkt fast durch, als Sascha Leonid kennenlernt. Leonid wirkt am Anfang noch recht anständig und aufrichtig. Allerdings fällt die Maskerade später als er zu tief ins Glas schaut. Er wird Sascha gegenüber lauter, aufdringlicher und launischer, wobei er mir wirklich sehr unsympathisch wurde.
Mir ist bei Metro 2033 schon aufgefallen, dass die meisten Frauen wieder die Rolle der Hausfrau eingenommen haben. In Metro 2034 werden die genannten Frauen entweder sehr zerbrechlich, jungfräulich und wunderschön dargestellt (siehe Sascha), oder sie nehmen die Hausfrauenrolle ein (siehe Homers Frau). Die (Ehe)Frauen der Metrobewohner werden als sehr besorgt, streitlustig, zickig, wenig verständnisvoll etc beschrieben. Da hat mir der Autor einfach zu eindimensional gedacht, was mir oft auf die Nerven ging.
Halten wir fest: weder Plot, noch Charakter konnten mich überzeugen, weshalb ich mir nicht sicher bin, ob und wann ich mir den dritten Teil als Hörbuch anhören werde.
Wo fang ich nur an...
Weder die Geschichte, noch die Charaktere konnten mich überzeugen. Darüber hinaus finde ich das Frauenbild in diesem Roman eher fragwürdig.
Die Story ist zu Beginn so unübersichtlich, was auch im weiteren Verlauf nicht besser wird. Ich wusste sehr lange nicht, wo die Geschichte eigentlich hin will.
Homer war mir durchgehend unsympathisch. Er denkt ständig nur an sich und seine Ziele. Erst möchte er gerne bekannter Chronist werden und später eine Geschichte samt Held erschaffen, welche sich wie eine Legende durch die gesamte Metro verbreitet und Jahre weiter getragen werden soll. Hunter wirkte die ganze Zeit nur grimmig und kalt. Sascha/Sasha hat solche kindlichen und naiven Gedankengänge und benimmt sich größtenteils auch so, dass ich sehr lange dachte sie sei 11-13 Jahre alt. Später wurde erwähnt sie sei 17. Sie wird ständig nur als auffallend schön beschrieben. Sehr viele Männer der Metro schauen ihr hinterher, wenn Sascha an ihnen vorbei läuft. Homer dreht vor lauter Beschützerinstinkt fast durch, als Sascha Leonid kennenlernt. Leonid wirkt am Anfang noch recht anständig und aufrichtig. Allerdings fällt die Maskerade später als er zu tief ins Glas schaut. Er wird Sascha gegenüber lauter, aufdringlicher und launischer, wobei er mir wirklich sehr unsympathisch wurde.
Mir ist bei Metro 2033 schon aufgefallen, dass die meisten Frauen wieder die Rolle der Hausfrau eingenommen haben. In Metro 2034 werden die genannten Frauen entweder sehr zerbrechlich, jungfräulich und wunderschön dargestellt (siehe Sascha), oder sie nehmen die Hausfrauenrolle ein (siehe Homers Frau). Die (Ehe)Frauen der Metrobewohner werden als sehr besorgt, streitlustig, zickig, wenig verständnisvoll etc beschrieben. Da hat mir der Autor einfach zu eindimensional gedacht, was mir oft auf die Nerven ging.
Halten wir fest: weder Plot, noch Charakter konnten mich überzeugen, weshalb ich mir nicht sicher bin, ob und wann ich mir den dritten Teil als Hörbuch anhören werde.
September 22, 2024
“También el barquito de Homero, hecho con pliegues en un papel, con pensamientos y recuerdos, navegaría sin fin por los océanos del tiempo, hasta que alguien lo recogiera, lo contemplara, y comprendiese que el ser humano había sido siempre igual, y que permanecería fiel a sí mismo hasta el final del mundo.”
Segunda parte de la trilogía. Más centrada en la reflexión filosofía sobre quiénes somos y hacia dónde vamos. La historia es algo más secundaria aunque enlaza con los sucesos del primer libro. Quizás es algo más flojo aunque yo diría que es simplemente diferente, pero me ha parecido muy guay para seguir indagando en los misterios del metro, del ser humano y de la civilización.
(3,5/5) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ¡me ha gustado mucho! ¡deseando leer el tercero!
Segunda parte de la trilogía. Más centrada en la reflexión filosofía sobre quiénes somos y hacia dónde vamos. La historia es algo más secundaria aunque enlaza con los sucesos del primer libro. Quizás es algo más flojo aunque yo diría que es simplemente diferente, pero me ha parecido muy guay para seguir indagando en los misterios del metro, del ser humano y de la civilización.
(3,5/5) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ¡me ha gustado mucho! ¡deseando leer el tercero!
May 1, 2024
داستان کتاب در مورد یک بیماری مثل طاعون هست که تو مترو در حال پخش شدن هست و حالا باید شخصیت های اصلی کتاب(هومر و شکارچی) که بعده ها با چند تا شخصیت دیگه در حین سفرشون تو مترو آشنا میشن مثل ساشا،باید به دنبال منبع و راه درمان اون باشن.
کتاب شامل ۱۸ فصل هست که تا فصل ۱۵ خیلی حال کردم و بعد از اون دیگه داستان داشت بیخودی کش میومد و ضعیف تر میشد.
و اینکه تو این کتاب شخصیت اصلی کتاب قبلی(مترو ۲۰۳۳)یعنی آرتیوم هم هست و تو یه قسمت هایی از کتاب میشه گفت نقش پررنگی داره ولی خوب بیشتر تمرکز کتاب رو سه شخصیت هومر،شکارچی و ساشا هست.
کتاب شامل ۱۸ فصل هست که تا فصل ۱۵ خیلی حال کردم و بعد از اون دیگه داستان داشت بیخودی کش میومد و ضعیف تر میشد.
و اینکه تو این کتاب شخصیت اصلی کتاب قبلی(مترو ۲۰۳۳)یعنی آرتیوم هم هست و تو یه قسمت هایی از کتاب میشه گفت نقش پررنگی داره ولی خوب بیشتر تمرکز کتاب رو سه شخصیت هومر،شکارچی و ساشا هست.
February 20, 2018
Ein Buch voller Enttäuschungen.
2034 ist keine direkte Fortsetzung von 2033, was eigentlich nicht schlimm wäre. Aber auch die Erzählweise weicht relativ stark von seinem Vorgänger ab. Die Geschichte ist lange unklar und es ergibt sich kein Spannungsbogen. Ich musste mich am Schluss ziemlich durchquälen.
Besonders die Sprünge zwischen den Hauptpersonen empfand ich als ziemlich verwirrend.
2034 ist keine direkte Fortsetzung von 2033, was eigentlich nicht schlimm wäre. Aber auch die Erzählweise weicht relativ stark von seinem Vorgänger ab. Die Geschichte ist lange unklar und es ergibt sich kein Spannungsbogen. Ich musste mich am Schluss ziemlich durchquälen.
Besonders die Sprünge zwischen den Hauptpersonen empfand ich als ziemlich verwirrend.
July 1, 2019
Támbién me ha gustado mucho aunque tal vez no tanto como el primero, aunque en este se explora más el concepto de los mutantes y eso me ha gustado, el guión del primer libro me pareció más redondo, la parte final de este no me ha convencido del todo, pero muy bueno también, leeré el final de la saga en breve.
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