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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m one of the innocents who could have spoken up and out when no one would listen to the ‘guilty’, but I did not speak and thus became guilty myself. And when they finally set the structure to burn the books, using the firemen, I grunted a few times and subsided, for there were no others grunting or yelling with me, by then. Now, it’s too late.
Decades later, this still rings true in the banning of books in the United States, in the restrictions on teaching in the United Kingdom. ‘Those who cannot build will burn’. Sometimes it feels like the world around me is sleeping, like nobody is noticing what is happening. But we must hold on to knowledge, and think critically. What has happened before is happening again.
dark
inspiring
reflective
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
A fierce critique of American dunderheadism that rings as true today — if not truer — as it did 1953
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
Not a huge fan of the flowery writing style, but the message couldn't be more relevant in current times.
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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:
Yes
One of my coworkers told me I was on a banned books kick since I read Fahrenheit 451 after reading The Handmaids Tale lol, and I honestly really enjoy that.
The plot of this book was at times hard to follow, but for a short dystopian novel, I think that's natural. The message came through very clear, though. Censorship and banning of written commentary and challenging beliefs is a dangerous game. It was dark and sad, but also hopeful at the end for a new beginning.
And to think that this book shows up on banned book lists...
The plot of this book was at times hard to follow, but for a short dystopian novel, I think that's natural. The message came through very clear, though. Censorship and banning of written commentary and challenging beliefs is a dangerous game. It was dark and sad, but also hopeful at the end for a new beginning.
And to think that this book shows up on banned book lists...