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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

mireillerb's review against another edition

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5.0

I’ve always loved this book. Perhaps, I have read it 4-5 times since I first read it in 9th grade. From the first time, I knew Bradbury’s style would captivate me and it still does. However, as I continue reading and learning, this time around I can now find the weaknesses of character development and depth that I previously ignored. Still, this is one of my favourite books of all time.

abey_hajeski1's review against another edition

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adventurous informative mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

soforlorn's review against another edition

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3.0

iconic book with some important lines, but i didn’t remember the writing being like this

neilmartin's review against another edition

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3.0

I read this as after I read 1984 by George Orwell and it was a great follow up novel.

It's based with in dystopian hedonistic society that burns all books and embrace film and television as the main source of learning and entertainment. Montag is your main protagonist and is a part of the firemen, which burn the books that his team find. However, after an elderly book keeper ignites herself after her books are being burnt this makes Montag question the value of literature.

nickfriedman's review against another edition

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2.5

Mid 

wraith95's review against another edition

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

3.0

reading_v's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

ellies_92's review against another edition

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4.5

Libro molto bello e che fa riflettere. 
Voto 4.5 

Cosa mi è piaciuto di più:
- La Bibbia come primo libro da provare a stampare di nuovo, proprio come il primo libro mai stampato da Gutenberg.
- L’oralità, la prima forma di narrazione, come salvezza della letteratura.
- La guerra come finale inaspettato, sebbene fosse presente in secondo piano lungo il corso di tutto il libro, non se ne parlava davvero, proprio come “la famiglia” avrebbe voluto.
- La scena finale che ho trovato molto poetica: mente la bomba cade Montag si immagina Mildred intrappolata tra le pareti con la tv/famiglia, iignara di quanto stia succedendo.
- Che per gli intellettuali emarginati alla fine non importi l’esattezza dei ricordi visto che sono consapevoli che i libri sono destinati ad essere cambiati nel corso del tempo a causa della tradizione orale, e che non ci sia nessuno di più importante degli altri, sono tutti sullo stesso piano.


Cosa cambierei:
- Le troppe metafore e similitudini, l’ascolto tramite audiolibro è stato un po’ difficile a causa di questo, per questo la mezza stella in meno.

fbroom's review against another edition

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reminded me a lot of 1984. It was interesting, firemen starting fires! I never thought of that.

doty91's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective slow-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

3.5