3.82 AVERAGE


Bueno, la verdad esperaba un poco mas de acción en esta historia, pero creo que la dosis que recibí no estuvo mal. Un libro bastante entretenido.

**RESEÑA**
Esta historia comienza con Guy Montag como bombero en lo que serían los Estados Unidos en un mundo futurista, distopico, donde un bombero no es el encargado de apagar fuegos, es el encargado de generarlo. Pero, ¿con qué generan este fuego? Pues, con libros.
Y es que en este mundo distopico, está completamente prohibido leer, todos los libros han sido quemados y las personas a las que se les descubre leyendo son enviadas a la cárcel o son quemadas con sus libros. Pero, ¿Por qué pasa esto? Porque según un gobierno loco y autoritario cree que los libros y toda su información no sirve para mas nada que para mortificar a la sociedad, par hacerlos pensar y no les permite ser feliz. Cierto día, Montag es interceptado por Clarisse una vecina suyo en el edificio, es una chica adolescente bastante curiosa y al parecer con una familia bastante peculiar. Esta chica, siembra sin pensarlo una semilla importante en el subconsciente de Guy y desde ese momento nuestro protagonista comienza a interesarse aún más por los libros, tanto así que termina envuelto en una problemática por ellos.

**OPINIÓN**
Bueno, conforme a lo que dije a iniciar esta reseña, la verdad si esperaba un poco mas de acción. Creo que es un libro mas sobre reflexionar sobre el lugar que le hemos dejado a un lado a los libros, no solo libros de ficción, sino libros de historia, libros que nos aporten información sobre realidades actuales. De cualquier forma si es un libro que me gustó mucho, vemos muchas metáforas y arcos que se van cerrando completitos.
Montag como protagonista creo que es el mejor, porque vemos su complejidad y su lucha interna contra todo lo que le habían enseñado en su vida, contra aquello que le dicen que le restará felicidad si sigue adelante pero que el mismo quiere confirmar con sus propios ojos. Claro que hay otros personajes como Mildred, la esposa del protagonista, que mujer tan exasperante la verdad yo la habría quemado con mi queroseno desde hace mucho. Tenemos al profesor Frabe, que lo amé pues creo que en un mundo tal como ese, tomaría sus posturas.
Las pocas escenas de acción que me dio fueron bastante bien hechas y llevadas, con una tensión importante porque se llegaba a sentir la confusión interna del protagonista sumadas con todo el enredo de lo que estaba sucediendo.


EN CONCLUSIÓN, EL LIBRO ME GUSTÓ MUCHO, SINTIENDO QUE EN ALGOS TRAMOS DEL LIBRO LA HISTORIA SE TORNA ALGO LENTA, PERO QUE AL FINAL NO LLEGA A ABURRIRTE. SI, PIENSO QUE DE VERDAD UN POQUITO MAS DE ACCIÓN HABRÍA ESTADO EXCELENTE. SI LO RECOMIENDO MUCHO, ES UN LIBRO CORTO QUE SE LOGRA LEER RAPIDO.

I will fully admit that graphic novels aren't really my jam. I only picked this up for my classroom because I teach the novel itself.

As for this adaptation, it was just okay. It didn't seem to capture the complexity of the novel itself in my mind, though the drawings were alright. The buildup to the event with Beatty seemed lacking in particular.

Okay so I'm confused. This book seems unfinished and I don't know if that's just my perception or if other people think that, too.
The concept of books being banned and burned is nothing new to me, having studied German history. Since I've been an avid reader all my life, I kinda think of it as a sacrileg or something, I don't get how people could do something like that without feeling guilty or getting enticed by the books.
Luckily, the author feels the same.

The main character Guy Montag is a fool of some sort. He doesn't seem to get that his actions are illegal and could get him and everyone around him in trouble and that not everybody shares his interest for books. He acts very impulsively. For someone who's just recently got into reading, he's super passionate and I wouldn't want him on tumblr, he'd probably be the worst kind of blogger, y'know, killing someone over a book after a few days of the obsession.

My problem with graphic novels is that they seem incomplete. I feel like not everything can be showed in those pictures and that a lot of the writing gets lost - reading Oscar Wilde for example is like a religious experience because of his phenomenal use of words which cannot be translated in images. I also rarely look at the pictures and just look for the text. Again, I probably shouldn't read any more graphic novels and stay to the text. Still, kudos to the illustrator - I loved the few colours, they made everything seem v dystopian.

As I said, the novel seems unfinished. In the first pages, a great and interesting character gets introduced. Later on, there is another one. You learn so little about them, although they have so much potential. At the end, loads of interesting characters get introduced - the campers in the wood. I'd love to hear more about them and I'd just love to read a story from their pov.

Still, I think that Fahrenheit 451 is an ode to books. It tries to show their value and denounce people that renounce books. Still, I find it ironic that it's been made into a graphic novel then.
I want to say: since I read the Lord of the Rings, I always skip the introduction. I didn't skip it now and it was super thought-provoking; Ray Bradbury asking which book I'd mesmorise and save and why. Might come back to that one.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Le concept du livre et les sujets qu'il aborde est profond mais le style d'écriture peu surprendre.

Certainement un classique à lire.

Rating 5
informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

I enjoyed reading it as a graphic novel because I wouldn't have read it as a regular novel.... But the story is left to be desired. Typical male dialogue... Read to mark it off my list of classic literature.

Ωραία και ενδιαφέρουσα εκδοχή του βιβλίου.
challenging reflective medium-paced

Bradbury reimagined, that was pretty great! Made me fall in love with F451 again (not that I ever fell out of love with it). Great artwork and brilliant colors. Would most definitely want to read it again!