Reviews tagging 'Death'

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

135 reviews

roznn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Death

fran_buesa's review against another edition

challenging fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

nenya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I absolutely adore this book and always will. I just finished it for the second time and it just amazed me all over again. It reads so quickly and draws you into this dystopian world, it‘s insanely addicting and most definitely one of my favorite books. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Classism, and Gaslighting

sadiaa's review against another edition

dark reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A classic piece of contemporary literature, accessible social commentary 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Violence

Minor: Abortion and Suicide attempt

juliastroh's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Fire/Fire injury

m_h_top's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This book was wonderful. The writing style is so beautiful, and the message is really important. If you don't like slower books, I may not recommend it, but Fahrenheit 451 is so well written that maybe it's pacing doesn't matter in the end.
Some great quotes: 
- "Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were headed for shore." (Pg 82)
- "You sound so very old." "Sometimes I'm ancient. I'm afriad of children my own age." (27)
- "He stood breathing, and the more he breathed the land in, the more he was filled up with all the details of the land. He was not empty." (138) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Blood, War, Police brutality, Gore, Gun violence, Death, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Minor: Violence, Self harm, Addiction, and Suicide

ambaright's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

We’re nothing more than dust jackets for books. 

In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury takes on the ideas of censorship and defiance. Fire Captain Beatty argues that it was the minorities that first burned the books, removing one page at a time until there was nothing left. Once the world came to accept that books were no longer critical, the act of book burning and the censorship of  free thinking became common. As the true crime in this society came from reading the books. 

This was definitely and interesting perspective and one that I hope remains a thing of fiction. Although there will always be some form of censorship in our world…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: War

unoriginalinspiration's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, War, Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

biljnavjestica's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Police brutality, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol

dalek_caan's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.25

Overall I found this book boring, repetitive, and lacking a coherent message. I understand that this book cannot be looked at through a modern lens, but even so I fail to see why it is so highly regarded and often included in academic curriculum. I would definitely recommend reading 1984 instead if one is looking for a better story in a similar vein from the same era. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, War, Child death, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Police brutality, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse