marc_lucke 's review for:

Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation by Ray Bradbury

4.0

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I received this for father's day and, paired with a warm bath, made for a great gift!

This graphic version is an excellent adaptation of Bradbury's classic dystopia and conveys all the urgency and bleak terror of the original. Hamilton has managed to reduce the ironic distance with his stark, crisp art (that at times recalls Frank Miller's early work) and Bradbury's sparse text is perfectly complemented by the cascading images.

I can earnestly recommend this for anyone who's already read the novel, though I'd be wary of using it as an introduction to Bradbury. Like a good cover song, it works best after you're familiar with the original.