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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
fast-paced
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
reflective
fast-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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am very particular about audiobook narrators, since I listen to so many of them. This one was read by the author, and...yeah, it just wasn't good enough for me. He sounded like he was out of breath the entire time, taking breaths in the middle of sentences. No character voices or anything like that. It heavily affected my enjoyment of the book (which I realize is super unfair...).
I'm not a fan of stories that get all holier-than-thou about books, so I liked that Montag was essentially a book virgin. He wanted to like books but hadn't actually read any. It's super cool to think that this book was written in the 50s--it's pretty imaginative when you consider that. The tech ('seashells', which are essentially wireless earbuds. And those killer dog things), and the general dystopian world where everyone is advertised to 24/7 and has nothing going on inside their heads. And Montag also didn't have much going on in his head, but he wanted to, and that was what made him different.
The writing was exciting, fast paced.
I'd like to reread this one manually.
I'm not a fan of stories that get all holier-than-thou about books, so I liked that Montag was essentially a book virgin. He wanted to like books but hadn't actually read any. It's super cool to think that this book was written in the 50s--it's pretty imaginative when you consider that. The tech ('seashells', which are essentially wireless earbuds. And those killer dog things), and the general dystopian world where everyone is advertised to 24/7 and has nothing going on inside their heads. And Montag also didn't have much going on in his head, but he wanted to, and that was what made him different.
The writing was exciting, fast paced.
I'd like to reread this one manually.
challenging
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
God, I love when you read a classic and see why it’s a classic. This was a reread for me, and so much more bleak these days compared to high school. Tech moguls really read books like this and treated them like manuals instead of cautionary tales…but at least this book pushed me to try and reduce my screentime.