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squishy_bee's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Car accident, War, and Murder
Minor: Child death
matonnhermann's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Mental illness
Moderate: War, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
Minor: Murder
magfx's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: War and Suicide
gvstyris's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
There must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.
Fahrenheit 451 was the bane of my existence when I first read it, and I can now confidently confirm that my original 14-year-old opinion was incredibly based.
This book is a slog. For one thing, the world-building is pretty messy. The 'book ban' in this dystopia isn't a harrowing tale of authoritarian censorship, or particularly topical given what's happening in the 21st century US, because it's not about censorship at all: it's a 'metaphor' for a world where television rots everyone's braincells and short attention spans kill public interest in literature. In that way, Fahrenheit 451 reads as a 1950s time capsule that has not stood the test of time. It's anti-progress and (lowkey) just technology fear-mongering, which made a lot more sense once I unpacked Bradbury's political beliefs.
Honestly, this novel probably would've worked better in its original short story format. Montag's character arc is underdeveloped and unconvincing regardless, and I would've preferred to not to suffer through all 200-something pages of it.
Also, I feel the need to add that I can see why this book is so popular with a bunch of book lovers...lol. Anyways, I'm excited to re-read 1984 soon!
I'd like to conclude with some of Ray Bradbury's other words of true wisdom:
I don't believe in government. I hate politics. I'm against it. And I hope that sometime this fall, we can destroy part of our government, and next year destroy even more of it. The less government, the happier I will be.
Graphic: Murder and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and War
allthebooks36's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Child death, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, and Suicide
jazmckay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Suicide attempt, Murder, War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, and Eating disorder
melist6's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Murder, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Grief, and Violence
jayisreading's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death
Moderate: Car accident and War
jdnsnfjcns's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Suicide
The ending sucks and since there is so little context given throughout the book it’s difficult to think about different endings and the future of the books worlditsataaay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War
Minor: Death