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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

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erasmios's review against another edition

4.0

Bradbury might be a new favourite author for me. What a strange, captivating book, the first I've read from the author. It's a little hard to say what exactly drew me in this famous dystopian world, but I was mesmerized from the very first pages. The characters are interesting and memorable, especially McClellan and Beatty. Fahrenheit 451 is most definitely sci-fi, but it's unlike any other sci-fi novel I've ever read. It's not a "realistic" story. What I mean is that although it's real and believable, it isn't something that would ever actually happen as described. It feels more like a dream or a myth. Bradbury's style further reinforces this impression. It's not confusing, but you have to pay attention. The book made me think, not just what I'm reading, but in a deeper sense of the word. The importance of stories, burning of books, relationships with people and technology, drugs, entertainment, war, propaganda, among many other things. Like the best stories often do, Fahrenheit 451 couldn't feel more relevant in today's world. The illustrations of the Folio Society edition are the cherry on top. This is an easy recommendation.

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Great premise, but this didn't age well. There's a lot of ways this can be better. But I honestly love the drama that's why it still 3 stars. Thank you, Ray🔥🚒👨‍🚒📚

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ghost_cat99's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

milkpaper's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

jennymrphy's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

3.0

starlingtom's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes

3.75

litteraire's review against another edition

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adventurous informative tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

reader4evr's review against another edition

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2.0

I'm probably one out of a few people who really didn't enjoy this book (bad librarian).

It took me a long time to read this. I started it on audio and the narrator was so boring and dry so I got the paperback and finished it.

The story was good, wasn't my favorite. Didn't really like the characters.

Good to use in the classroom though.

foogy_kenn's review against another edition

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dark informative reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

ghoulomatic's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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