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Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

40 reviews

lonely_tardigrade's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Child death, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Gore, Grief, and Suicide

Minor: Drug abuse, Abortion, Alcohol, Drug use, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Stalking, and Vomit

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Car accident, and War

tbwhite23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: War, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

zivareads's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Torture, Violence, and Murder

ejthephoenix's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-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

5.0

This is an amazing book that I read for Language Arts. It has a lot of important topics like Censorship, Brainwashing, what people can do with knowledge, etc. And it’s set in a world where everyone is kinda disconnected from each other and everything in general. I really love the characters and reading about their struggles. There’s so much to say about this book! 😁

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide attempt, War, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Child death

another_dahlia's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

knightreads's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Murder, Drug use, Death, Suicide attempt, and Drug abuse

Minor: War, Car accident, Violence, and Misogyny

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

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

cleli_aa's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Abortion and Suicide attempt