Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

208 reviews

sunflower7skull's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

i thought it was okay. it was confusing for me but i liked the concept!!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

Moderate: War, Genocide, and Gaslighting

boink's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

laurakehl's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Death

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Car accident

squishy_bee's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

It's a very quotable book, but I do find it lacks nuance sometimes. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Car accident, War, and Murder

Minor: Child death

readingmausi's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

bunzilla's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

Was really hooked by the first half of the book, but the second half wasn't as good. I *wanted* to like the second half, but it was just meh. There were snippets I really liked in the second half though. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

claire_leibovitz's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

2.0

The book is literally about people not reading enough, but you need a masters degree in English to understand what’s going on

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexism, and Murder

matonnhermann's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Mental illness

Moderate: War, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Minor: Murder

awesome_archaeology's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I don’t agree with Bradbury’s views on how “minorities” contribute to censorship. I also don’t agree that his sentiment that the best remedy for contemporary social problems is to revere, romanticize, and revert to past social norms. All of this being said, Fahrenheit 451 is an amazing dystopian novel that focuses on how the censorship of information is used to control a population. Not only books are subjected to the censorship of the “firemen”. Individuals looking to enjoy independence pursuits like nature hikes or collecting butterflies are, at the very least, looked at with suspicion for their “antisocial behavior”. At worst, they are apparently killed under mysterious circumstances. The writing style also feels harsh in its descriptions but strangely appropriate for the story. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

maryellen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Death

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: War