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Yevgeny Zamyatin

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Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Yevgeny Zamyatin

Reading Level 10 Intense (Lvl 4) Ages 13+ Balanced Read

The text is written at a 10th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is intense and may include graphic or distressing scenes.

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About This Book

In a future city of glass and order, where every aspect of life is controlled by the all-powerful Benefactor, people live without emotion or creativity. When D-503, a mathematician who measures life in numbers, begins to experience feelings and question the rigid society, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that challenges the very foundations of his world. This gripping tale explores the struggle for individuality in a place where freedom is forbidden.

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 10 book with intense content intensity. Content themes include fear & anxiety, identity & self-discovery, social: war & conflict. Written for readers ages 13+.

For Parents

Content Intensity

Level 4 — Intense
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Heavy themes explored in depth. War, death, abuse addressed directly.

Content Flags

Fear & Anxiety Identity & Self-Discovery Social: War & Conflict Social: Political Oppression
Data confidence: standard

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Reading Insights

Hook Factor

1/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

4/10

Good conversation starter with themes worth exploring together.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
8
Emotional Weight
8
Theme Richness
9
World Scope
10
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

225 pages
ISBN
9780140185850
Pages
225
Publisher
Penguin
Published
1993
Type
Fiction

Genres

Subjects

Literature: TextsUntranslated FictionLiterature - ClassicsCriticismLiterary CriticismRussian & Former Soviet UnionClassic LiteratureScience FictionPolitical FictionDystopiasRussian FictionRussian ProseTotalitarianismRussian SatireDystopiaRussian Language MaterialsAuthoritarianismModern FictionRussian Novel And Short StoryLiteraryContinental European FictionCorrupt PracticesPolitical ScienceElectronic SurveillanceCriticism and InterpretationSoviet UnionMyScience Fiction, RussianRussian Science FictionGroup IdentityPg3476.z34 M913 1983Russian Fiction--20th CenturySatire, RussianTotalitarianism and LiteraturePg3476.z34 M913 2006891.73/42Translations Into EnglishUtopias

People

Evgeniĭ Ivanovich Zami︠a︡tin (1884-1937)Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Places

Soviet UnionWallsendTyneside