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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
Great new adaptation of Bradbury's classic - one he had a hand in. Fun
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I never read the book because I thought it would be too hard, but the graphic novel was alright. It was interesting to see the development of the MC while the world around him tried to stay the same. The messages of the book are strong and suitable for our world as well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury
Burning books and in some cases, people.
I liked the regular book better, but glad i read the adaptation.
Read this and think about it. Make connections to our society. Make connections to your own life!
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
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
This was a surprisingly good adaptation of the original novel, but it's been years since I read the original, so I'm not sure how faithful the story is. Bradbury's note seems to indicate he took the original story and inspiration from his other short stories and worked with Tim Hamilton to create this adaptation. After reading this, I am inspired to pick up the original and give a read because I am curious!
This book was lent to me by one of my students who had to read it in their English class and their teacher happens to be a huge fan of Bradbury and thought this would be a good introduction for them. Regardless how faithful this story is to the original, the ideas are there and the students said they had some really interesting discussions in class about it. They ended up reading several short stories by Bradbury in addition to this graphic novel and I believe their final exam had to do with the different stories.
The graphics are mostly dark, with red, yellow and orange (especially when fire is depicted), or different shades of blue, grey/black with yellow. They are very fitting to this dystopic novel. I found this to be an excellent read and it makes me want to read some of his original works. I think this graphic novel would be a great book for teachers to use in the classroom, especially as a way to introduce them to Ray Bradbury, but also as a vehicle for discussing critical thinking and as a reading for analysis, as my student's teacher did.
This book was lent to me by one of my students who had to read it in their English class and their teacher happens to be a huge fan of Bradbury and thought this would be a good introduction for them. Regardless how faithful this story is to the original, the ideas are there and the students said they had some really interesting discussions in class about it. They ended up reading several short stories by Bradbury in addition to this graphic novel and I believe their final exam had to do with the different stories.
The graphics are mostly dark, with red, yellow and orange (especially when fire is depicted), or different shades of blue, grey/black with yellow. They are very fitting to this dystopic novel. I found this to be an excellent read and it makes me want to read some of his original works. I think this graphic novel would be a great book for teachers to use in the classroom, especially as a way to introduce them to Ray Bradbury, but also as a vehicle for discussing critical thinking and as a reading for analysis, as my student's teacher did.
With the understanding that it is an adaptation from the novel version, I still feel like this does a disservice to the story. But the art in the graphic novel is stark and simply beautiful.
I read the novel about a year ago and thought I might enjoy reading this. It was good but it felt like it went by to quickly and that the charger development came out of nowhere. But I guess that's what happens when you write a graphic novel from a novel.
I must be a purest. I loved the original book but this was just okay for me. I liked the illustrations but I would rather imagine how everything looked instead. I'm sure for those who have a hard time getting into classic books like this, it would help them get the gist of the story though. It's a cool idea, just not my thing.