Reviews

Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

juski's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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

4.0

doroandr's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

wisemonkey1234's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

gratiamortis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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

i can definitely see why this is considered a classic. i feel like it has held up really well these past 70 years. timeless and thought-provoking

cypriaturge's review against another edition

2.0

Beautiful prose that made me feel like I was somewhere between a delightful fever dream and a waking nightmare after a long night of drinking.
But the curmudgeonly nature of the book's overall sentiment left me feeling put off, and a little attacked. Almost like Uncle started talking about politics at Thanksgiving dinner.

alex109's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The book delves into a society that rejects books. Rejects thought and difference of thought. The book is mainly relevant due to the American Book Bans. I feel that Ray Bradbury choose burning books, to make it a metaphor of destroying all things different. In reality, as seen in Florida or America in general, if you just make it hard to get books or less convienent, you do the same as burning the books down. 
It’s a necessary read, to make sure Literal and literary history is not repeated.
My main gripe is how short it is, short stories are not my type/fortie so take my lower star score with a pound of salt. It’s more of a PERSONAL PREVERENCE, less so a critic of Ray’s writing style.

clemway's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

asbenes's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

2.5

caitlinn_reads's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

syringaflower's review against another edition

3.0

The ending was a bit disappointing for me