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A review by thotfitzgerald
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
4.0
Bradbury is one of my favourite writers of all time. His style, thoughts, and imagination are unmatched by anything I've read. However, I am not a fan of Fahrenheit 451.
For all his genius, and the genius of this concept, I did not feel that Bradbury succeeded in truly fleshing out this story. It was not finished, left me wanting, and was lacking much that could have made the WORLD of Fahrenheit 451 as memorable and distinct as the WORLD of Orwells 1984. While both are classics, required reads, and world changing, I feel that it's the general concept of Fahrenheit 451 that is remembered where as every detail of Orwells world fits together and is remembered.
While I would personally give it a three star rating, I'm giving it four out of respect for Bradbury and the impact this book has had.
For all his genius, and the genius of this concept, I did not feel that Bradbury succeeded in truly fleshing out this story. It was not finished, left me wanting, and was lacking much that could have made the WORLD of Fahrenheit 451 as memorable and distinct as the WORLD of Orwells 1984. While both are classics, required reads, and world changing, I feel that it's the general concept of Fahrenheit 451 that is remembered where as every detail of Orwells world fits together and is remembered.
While I would personally give it a three star rating, I'm giving it four out of respect for Bradbury and the impact this book has had.