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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
Okay, Fahrenheit 451 is one of my all-time favorites, so I was curious about this adaptation. It’s faithful to its source material, and I loved that about it. Any way we can get this story in front of more people! It’s just fantastic.
But . . .
In my review for the novel, I said I would read manuals on filling out tax forms if Bradbury had written them. His is a beautiful style, and sadly, his savor-worthy prose was replaced with mediocre drawings. I wanted more from the art. Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but if it’s a thousand of Bradbury’s words? Well, those pictures better be pretty darn good.
As it was, the raw power and emotion from so many scenes just felt kind of flat. The hound didn’t seem as menacing. The tension in the confrontations with Beatty wasn’t as tight. The woman choosing to burn with her books didn’t have the same gut-wrenching impact. Nothing landed quite the same punch as it did in the novel, which was a shame. This is such a powerful story, and this adaptation took away from that.
The story was still intact, so that’s all good. I just think I want more Bradbury in my Bradbury stories.
But . . .
In my review for the novel, I said I would read manuals on filling out tax forms if Bradbury had written them. His is a beautiful style, and sadly, his savor-worthy prose was replaced with mediocre drawings. I wanted more from the art. Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but if it’s a thousand of Bradbury’s words? Well, those pictures better be pretty darn good.
As it was, the raw power and emotion from so many scenes just felt kind of flat. The hound didn’t seem as menacing. The tension in the confrontations with Beatty wasn’t as tight. The woman choosing to burn with her books didn’t have the same gut-wrenching impact. Nothing landed quite the same punch as it did in the novel, which was a shame. This is such a powerful story, and this adaptation took away from that.
The story was still intact, so that’s all good. I just think I want more Bradbury in my Bradbury stories.
Dieses Buch beschreibt einen kurzen Einblick in das Leben von Guy Montag. Er ist Feuerwehrmann. In der Welt in der er lebt löscht die Feuerwehr jedoch keine Brände, sie legt diese. Es werden Bücher verbrannt, denn diese sind verboten.
Ich kenne den originalen Text nicht, daher habe ich keinen Vergleich dazu. Die Graphic Novel kam mir jedoch sehr anonym vor. Es gibt kaum Einblicke in die Gedanken des Protagonisten, sodass nicht genau hervorging warum er so handelt. Man kann es sich beim Lesen zwar denken, aber es war für mein Empfinden nicht ganz klar. Dieser Aspekt passt wiederum gut zu dem Setting im Buch. In der Welt läuft vieles recht anonym ab, die Leute reden kaum miteinander und sollen sich auch nicht großartig für Dinge interessieren. So fährt der Zug zum Beispiel sehr schnell, damit niemand aus dem Fenster sehen kann. Sie zeigen sich gegenseitig an, wenn jemand ein Buch besitzt etc.
Die Geschichte klang für mich unheimlich interessant. Die Umsetzung war für mein Empfinden aber etwas zu oberflächlich, das Tempo zu schnell. Die Bilder waren passend.
Ich kenne den originalen Text nicht, daher habe ich keinen Vergleich dazu. Die Graphic Novel kam mir jedoch sehr anonym vor. Es gibt kaum Einblicke in die Gedanken des Protagonisten, sodass nicht genau hervorging warum er so handelt. Man kann es sich beim Lesen zwar denken, aber es war für mein Empfinden nicht ganz klar. Dieser Aspekt passt wiederum gut zu dem Setting im Buch. In der Welt läuft vieles recht anonym ab, die Leute reden kaum miteinander und sollen sich auch nicht großartig für Dinge interessieren. So fährt der Zug zum Beispiel sehr schnell, damit niemand aus dem Fenster sehen kann. Sie zeigen sich gegenseitig an, wenn jemand ein Buch besitzt etc.
Die Geschichte klang für mich unheimlich interessant. Die Umsetzung war für mein Empfinden aber etwas zu oberflächlich, das Tempo zu schnell. Die Bilder waren passend.
How very ironic to find a graphic novel adaptation of this book, after all, Bradbury's characters rail against the 'dumbing down' of literature, and comic books. But this edition has been given his blessing, and a Bradbury introduction. The introduction is worth the price of the book I believe. He talks so eloquently about his writing style.
But the book! Oh, the words and the images blend into a new story. A story that's tighter, more suspenseful, and probably more accessible, to students. The mechanical hound is here...with the needle protruding from his jaws. The 'walls" and the family are here. And Montag is here. I had forgotten (or the author changed it) that the book ends with words from Revelations.
So, if you could only save ONE book, by metaphorically becoming that book...what book would you save from destruction? I hope someone saves this one!
But the book! Oh, the words and the images blend into a new story. A story that's tighter, more suspenseful, and probably more accessible, to students. The mechanical hound is here...with the needle protruding from his jaws. The 'walls" and the family are here. And Montag is here. I had forgotten (or the author changed it) that the book ends with words from Revelations.
So, if you could only save ONE book, by metaphorically becoming that book...what book would you save from destruction? I hope someone saves this one!
What would you do if you were told it was illegal to read, or to even own a book? How long do you think civilization would remember that they used to enjoy reading? Would you break the law, even at the risk of being arrested? Having your books torched? Your house burned to the ground?
Who?
Montag: A fireman. (In this story, firemen are in charge of finding those who are hiding books then burning both the books and the homes.)
Millie: Montag's wife.
Clarisse: A young girl who changes the way Montag looks at life in a few short conversations.
Captain Beatty: The fire chief.
Faber: An old man who has been hiding books.
What?
After a routine burning goes wrong when a woman refuses to leave the house, going up in flames with her home and her books, Montag begins to wonder what is in books that would make a person do that. He has taken books from fires before, but has never opened one to read it. After the incident with the woman, he reads from a book to his wife and her friends, who then turn him in. During the burning of his house, he manages to escape arrest with the help of Faber, who then tells him where he can hide out. Will Montag manage to beat the Firemen, or is reading lost forever?
Where?
An American city.
When?
The future.
Why?
Captain Beatty believes that firemen are responsible for keeping people happy, and books make people unhappy. Faber remembers when firemen put out fires instead of starting them, and would like to preserve something of that time. Millie is a lemming, happy to do whatever she is told by the parties in charge. Montag realizes he is unhappy, after Clarisse asks him whether or not he is happy. Realizing that he is still unhappy without the presence of books, Montag decides to give books a try and finds that there may be some real reasons to save them.
Favorite Parts:
Clarisse has always been my favorite character, the way she acts as as the catalyst to all the action in the book, and the way that her one comment completely changed the direction of Montag's life. Reading the graphic novel version gives a different feel and vision to the story. The pictures are bleak and dreary, and it really does bring the story to life. I felt the adaptation was true to the original story, though it has been quite a few years since I read it.
A few of my favorite quotes from the book:
"It's not books you need, it's some of the things that once were in books." -Faber (p. 73)
"Remember, the firemen are rarely necessary. The public itself stopped reading of its own accord." -Faber (p. 78)
"Oh God, the terrible tyranny of the majority." -Faber (p. 100)
"Someday the load we're carrying with us may help someone. But even when we had the books on hand, we didn't use what we got out of them." (p. 148)
Least Favorite Parts:
I can't think of anything I don't love about this story, unless it is Millie. She is completely spineless and selfish. I know that is the way she needs to be for the story, but she does annoy me.
Recommend?
Yes
To whom?
Readers of dystopian fiction, teens who are reluctant to read some of the classics, pretty much anyone, really.
READ MORE REVIEWS AT http://sschpagepals.blogspot.com
Who?
Montag: A fireman. (In this story, firemen are in charge of finding those who are hiding books then burning both the books and the homes.)
Millie: Montag's wife.
Clarisse: A young girl who changes the way Montag looks at life in a few short conversations.
Captain Beatty: The fire chief.
Faber: An old man who has been hiding books.
What?
After a routine burning goes wrong when a woman refuses to leave the house, going up in flames with her home and her books, Montag begins to wonder what is in books that would make a person do that. He has taken books from fires before, but has never opened one to read it. After the incident with the woman, he reads from a book to his wife and her friends, who then turn him in. During the burning of his house, he manages to escape arrest with the help of Faber, who then tells him where he can hide out. Will Montag manage to beat the Firemen, or is reading lost forever?
Where?
An American city.
When?
The future.
Why?
Captain Beatty believes that firemen are responsible for keeping people happy, and books make people unhappy. Faber remembers when firemen put out fires instead of starting them, and would like to preserve something of that time. Millie is a lemming, happy to do whatever she is told by the parties in charge. Montag realizes he is unhappy, after Clarisse asks him whether or not he is happy. Realizing that he is still unhappy without the presence of books, Montag decides to give books a try and finds that there may be some real reasons to save them.
Favorite Parts:
Clarisse has always been my favorite character, the way she acts as as the catalyst to all the action in the book, and the way that her one comment completely changed the direction of Montag's life. Reading the graphic novel version gives a different feel and vision to the story. The pictures are bleak and dreary, and it really does bring the story to life. I felt the adaptation was true to the original story, though it has been quite a few years since I read it.
A few of my favorite quotes from the book:
"It's not books you need, it's some of the things that once were in books." -Faber (p. 73)
"Remember, the firemen are rarely necessary. The public itself stopped reading of its own accord." -Faber (p. 78)
"Oh God, the terrible tyranny of the majority." -Faber (p. 100)
"Someday the load we're carrying with us may help someone. But even when we had the books on hand, we didn't use what we got out of them." (p. 148)
Least Favorite Parts:
I can't think of anything I don't love about this story, unless it is Millie. She is completely spineless and selfish. I know that is the way she needs to be for the story, but she does annoy me.
Recommend?
Yes
To whom?
Readers of dystopian fiction, teens who are reluctant to read some of the classics, pretty much anyone, really.
READ MORE REVIEWS AT http://sschpagepals.blogspot.com
A decent adaptation, but I think you really miss a lot of the book. Illustrations were okay, but nothing special.
Aún no leí el clásico original de Bradbury pero tras este acercamiento con esta maravillosa novela gráfica este encuentro no tardará en concretarse. Si bien el propio Ray confirmó que es una adaptación muy fiel ya que estuvo involucrado en ella quedé con ganas de tener la novela algún día en manos, porque probablemente lea el ebook o un audio libro para aligerar las lecturas que tendré en este mes.
Es una novela que todos deberíamos tener en casa, sea en la edición que sea.
¿Por qué?
Porque Ray nos invita a pensar en los beneficios que tenemos hoy en día ya que en su novela se enfocará en demostrarnos la censura, como se busca limitar a la mente ya que es considerada peligrosa, a esto se le suma la creatividad y la capacidad de pensamiento propio. Ya que el nuevo gobierno solo quiere generar la felicidad y los pensamientos que sean convenientes para ellos.
Y las ilustraciones me dejaron anonadada porque son simplemente perfectas, ver todos esos libros quemándose, los colores del fuego... maravilloso el trabajo de Tim a la hora de adaptar este clásico de la literatura.
Si bien ya había tenido otro encuentro con Ray este me dejó sin palabras, sigo sin lograr describir bien como me siento al respecto ya que me lleva a pensar en mi cuando era pequeña, la falta de libros a causa de la crisis que no permitía a mis padres regalarme alguno, las bibliotecas con poco material entretenido o moderno para un niño, niña, adolescente. Y también como en 2012 se quemaron todos mis libros que estaban en el galpón de mi casa que ardió hasta derrumbarse en sus propios cimientos, sin dudas ver como perdía mis libros fue tremendamente doloroso, aunque por un lado estaba contenta de que no se había perdido el fruto del trabajo de mi hermano para obtener sus herramientas.
Tras aquel nefasto diciembre del 2012 recuerdo que tuve que volver a recrear mi biblioteca, admito que ahora está más grande y bella que hasta ese entonces. Por ende, cuando leía como las personas en Fahrenheit se querían suicidar junto con sus libros o estaban tristes y vacías me sentí plenamente identificada, no es fácil ver reducido a cenizas algo a lo cual se le tiene muchísimo aprecio.
Es una novela que todos deberíamos tener en casa, sea en la edición que sea.
¿Por qué?
Porque Ray nos invita a pensar en los beneficios que tenemos hoy en día ya que en su novela se enfocará en demostrarnos la censura, como se busca limitar a la mente ya que es considerada peligrosa, a esto se le suma la creatividad y la capacidad de pensamiento propio. Ya que el nuevo gobierno solo quiere generar la felicidad y los pensamientos que sean convenientes para ellos.
Y las ilustraciones me dejaron anonadada porque son simplemente perfectas, ver todos esos libros quemándose, los colores del fuego... maravilloso el trabajo de Tim a la hora de adaptar este clásico de la literatura.
Si bien ya había tenido otro encuentro con Ray este me dejó sin palabras, sigo sin lograr describir bien como me siento al respecto ya que me lleva a pensar en mi cuando era pequeña, la falta de libros a causa de la crisis que no permitía a mis padres regalarme alguno, las bibliotecas con poco material entretenido o moderno para un niño, niña, adolescente. Y también como en 2012 se quemaron todos mis libros que estaban en el galpón de mi casa que ardió hasta derrumbarse en sus propios cimientos, sin dudas ver como perdía mis libros fue tremendamente doloroso, aunque por un lado estaba contenta de que no se había perdido el fruto del trabajo de mi hermano para obtener sus herramientas.
Tras aquel nefasto diciembre del 2012 recuerdo que tuve que volver a recrear mi biblioteca, admito que ahora está más grande y bella que hasta ese entonces. Por ende, cuando leía como las personas en Fahrenheit se querían suicidar junto con sus libros o estaban tristes y vacías me sentí plenamente identificada, no es fácil ver reducido a cenizas algo a lo cual se le tiene muchísimo aprecio.
It taught me that the book doesn't worth a penny, but the knowledge is priceless.
Essential reading for the modern world, which is scary given the time period it was written in
White savior complex.
Wanted to be deep... and well it's not.
Wanted to be deep... and well it's not.