Unapologetic Reviews

I read We by Yevgeny Zamyatin as a part of my special literature class. We were studying dystopia and this is pretty much the founding book of the genre. I loved this book. The description of the society was haunting. I still visually remember some scenes of it, the places, even though I read it in 1999. The glass houses , the people marching to music. Round O . The big hand or the leader. The story itself is not long, nor is it as exciting as some of the later dystopia books. Perhaps the reason why I remember it in pictures was that it was more of a description of the world, than a string of events. This book made me fall in love with the genre. I would buy a copy if I found one. It should also be made into a movie.

I read The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway a really long time ago for high school. What do I remember from it? Practically nothing. I do remember the end though, because that was just the cherry on the boring, ridiculous cake for me. I get it, it's supposed to be allegorical, and some great literature, but the thing about a lot of classics is that I find them to be incredibly boring. Maybe because I'm a 21st century person. Men who try to prove they are men by fighting the dragon don't impress me. Which reminds me, I was sorry for the poor fish. Back to the case in point. What is impressing to me is if a man shows that he can stand by me through thick and thin, not kill himself in something idiotic. I get that the Old Man is a lot like Hemingway, but I always thought of Hemingway as a bit of a dick. Maybe good at parties, and at a dinner discussion, but not the kind of man I'd get hot and bothered about. Another thing why I don't like this book, and some ...