Victor Olegovich Pelevin is a Russian fiction writer. His books usually carry the outward conventions of the science fiction genre, but are used to construct involved, multi-layered postmodernist texts, fusing together elements of pop culture and esoteric philosophies. Some critics relate his prose to the New Sincerity and New Realism literary movements.
Ugh. I have read plenty of Pelevin. And usually I really like what I read but its not the case with this book. Too bad, as somebody who spends a bit too much time on social media I thought it would be for me. And yet it was kind of a fail.
He kind of went really overboard with his philosophizing and didn't have a plot that interested me. I was pretty much just confused and bored through the whole book. Its like he was trying to make it smart in a very annoying way. Took a bunch of ideas, combined them all in one book and made it more complicated on purpose. I didn't get a lot of what I was reading. Maybe I am not smart enough but the thing is that in this case I didn't even bother to try to understand him. I just didn't care enough based on what he gave me.
Sure I will read more of his books. I am sure there will be something I like again. Hopefully he isn't done yet. But I want to see more of SNUFF and Generation P where I was taken into the book and listening to his thoughts and not this where I was kind of annoyed by all that self important blabbering.
This review is dedicated to one of the most controversial, thrilling, and unforgettable book of all times. The novel I am talking about is called "Love for Three Zuckerbrins'. Its creator is famous Russian writer Victor Pelevin who is well-known for his brilliant works 'Chapaev and the Emptiness', "Generation 'P'", and 'The Life of Insects' not only in Russia but also abroad.
No sooner had I started reading this book than I fell in love with the writer's marvellous style of narration, unique characters, and unpredictable plot. Although I have to admit that the first one hundred pages were not simple to read, the rest of this novel is worth your time and attention.
The book's name itself reveals nothing to the reader, and one should be extremely witty to guess its deep meaning. But for those who have no idea about what a 'Zuckerbrin' is, Pelevin explains the origin of this name somewhere at the end of the novel. Not only is mysterious the name of the book, but also its plot. Pelevin's narration takes place in three so-called time zones - our time, the probable near future, and the times that are far away from us. The main character of 'Love for Three Zuckerbrins' is Kesha whose life the reader will contemplate in absolutely different eras. Contemporary Kesha writes articles for some magazines and spends his leisure playing popular 'World of Tanks'. His life in Pelevin's perception of probable future is also connected with computer games and virtual world, whereas Kesha in the furthest future does not even look like a human. That was an amazing plot-twist!
What I liked most was author's excellent concept of life. I believe this book can easily become a life guide for nearly everyone who wants to lead both a happy and healthy present life and an optimistic future. That was the fourth time I had read the book that was able to easily turn one's perception of the world upside down. Furthermore, I was pleasantly surprised with the parts of this novel that recall some ideas from my all time favourite book '1984' by G. Orwell. If my Stabilo pen had not run out, I would have probably highlighted the half of Pelevin's novel. I still can not put up with the idea that this powerful book is over now and no continuation has yet been announced.
Summing up all the above said, I strongly recommend 'Love for Three Zuckerbrins' for those of you who are fond of science fiction genre, interested in philosophy, or keen on decent and artistically written ideas.
Book as a whole is quite boring, though the part about future 'Matrix' style is quite interesting. This book is a typical example of Pelevin's work where he is 'trolling' society in its form now and mocks the direction we are headed. Some of the trolling is quite obvious, such as Google controlling sex life of people in future, and some of it requires more complex understanding of Russia's modern condition. I wouldn't recommend this book for reading for a first-time readers of Pelevin - other books such as 'Chapaev and Pustota', 't' are way better books both in terms of phisolophy and setting, as well as readability.
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