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A review by lavrendy
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
3.0
The irony of consuming this book via audiobook was not lost on me!
I liked this: “‘Everyone must leave something behind when he dies,’ my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes you made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or flower you planted, you’re there. It doesn’t matter what you do, he said, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that’s like you after you take your hands away.”
I didn’t like the male-centered narrative, especially when the plot involved only men as the good and bad guys, with women occasionally popping in as the nagging wife (Mildred) or dreamy, clueless damsel in distress (Clarice). The subtle dismissal of women is sadly expected with this type of novel but I can’t help but wonder how much more interesting this story would be from the perspective of a woman.
I liked this: “‘Everyone must leave something behind when he dies,’ my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes you made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or flower you planted, you’re there. It doesn’t matter what you do, he said, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that’s like you after you take your hands away.”
I didn’t like the male-centered narrative, especially when the plot involved only men as the good and bad guys, with women occasionally popping in as the nagging wife (Mildred) or dreamy, clueless damsel in distress (Clarice). The subtle dismissal of women is sadly expected with this type of novel but I can’t help but wonder how much more interesting this story would be from the perspective of a woman.