Review by finnft4 - Fahrenheit 451

finnft4 's review for:

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

3.75

dark informative tense fast-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

Went into this book thinking I would despise it, since I thought it was just anti-technology, though it was honestly perfectly fine. Bradbury has interesting insights on society as a whole, and some of these insights ring true (others annoyed me as being overexaggerated, but nonetheless).

That being said, the symbolism is rather on-the-nose (there are some parts where you can't tell what's real and what the protagonist is just imagining) and the imagery is intense, but I was unbothered by that. I still think it's done well and liked it a decent amount, even though I had to read it for an English assignment haha. Also super short; you can read it in a dedicated 2 hours. Not the worst school book I've had to read!

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