Metro 2033: Roman (Metro-Romane 1) (German Edition)

This version is Auf Deutsch. Good storyline, kinda haunting on what could happen

It's a great book, don't get me wrong. It's just that this particular product is not in English. At least, not in English from the seller I ordered from. It's in German. From my limited skills in German, I like the novel, but if you're looking for English, I'd look elsewhere.

Great book. My son read the first book and ultimately wanted the whole series.

This book offers everything a good work of science fiction needs: a compelling story, realistic characters, lots of bizarre ideas and even a philosophically touched context. The setting is the metro of Moscow - the refuge of the last surviving humans - years after World War 3. The society described is fragmented - every few stations are a new "state" with its own laws and borders. The tunnels are dangerous and full of mutants, the surface even more. And the hero is out on a mission to save the living humans. (The review is based on the German translation, the English translation will come out autumn 2009.)

It would have been a masterpiece if it was ~250-350p long. The first 100p are truly splendid. However, from that point and on, everything seemed to be dragged out. A major slow (and let) down.. It is as if there was a page limit to reach. From 250-450 I skipped whole paragraphs at a time, and skimmed through 10s of pages. Pros: -Excellent story/setting, especially if you are into post-apocalyptic scenarios. Cons: -some 200 pages (about 7 chapters) are-in my humble opinion-plainly boring. -The hero is a bit out of place and too dorky for a messiah (spoiler hint :D ). Makes all detailed descriptions (10s of pages) of his views/opinions ..bleak.

I have to agree with the guy who reviewed this before me. I couldn't put this book down. There were times I got spooked a bit reading this in the dark. If I had to pick one word to describe Metro 2033, it would be "immersive." Some of the editing/translating got a little sloppy towards the end, but nothing to ruin the book. I can't wait for the other books to come out in English. Artyom is my new hero.

Metro hat längst Geschichte geschrieben. Endlich hab ich es auch gelesen. Es gefällt mir sehr gut. Stellenweise drohte die Story ins Fantasy abzudriften, hat aber es aber doch jedesmal vermieden. Insgesamt ist mir das Buch etwas zu kurz gewesen. Natürlich kann man sich das Nachfolgewerk oder einige der anderen Romane im Metro-Universum besorgen. Ich hätte es besser gefunden, wenn Metro 2033 direkt mit der Gesamttiefe aufgewartet hätte. An einigen wenigen Stellen schienen mir fast Teile zu fehlen... Trotz alledem ein hervorragendes und unterhaltsames Buch. Für Postapokalypse-Fans ein Muss!

I bought this in audible in English and it put it in German and for some reason you can’t change the language

Had to take a loss on this one, ordered the book didn’t realize it was not an English version, the company would accept a return but it was far to expensive to ship it back to the UK from Canada so I will have to sell it privately

Liest sich unfassbar spannend , habe erst die Spiele zum Buch gespielt und mir dann gedacht eigentlich müsste man die Bücher mal lesen. Lohnt sich auf jeden fall hat sich für mich gut weg gelesen und ist meiner meinung nach durchgehend spannend!

Ho per 2 volte richiesto questo libro che mi è arrivato in lingua tedesca, ho reso i libri ma non ho avuto il rimborso

Lo compré en alemán sin darme cuenta. Mea culpa

Ein sehr guter Roman