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A review by beccakatie
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
A horrifying prospect, a world of no books, reading, or critical media consumption. Bradbury does an excellent job of getting across very clearly how this world came to be, and the reader can easily draw parallels to our world today, even if Bradbury was writing before social media.
The struggles that Montag faces with going against everything he’s been told and everything expected of him come across strongly and sympathetically, particularly the challenges in his relationship with his wife.
The ending is a mix of tragedy and hope, an understanding that the world as it was had to be destroyed to be rebuilt, but that the journey could still not be guaranteed or easy.
The struggles that Montag faces with going against everything he’s been told and everything expected of him come across strongly and sympathetically, particularly the challenges in his relationship with his wife.
The ending is a mix of tragedy and hope, an understanding that the world as it was had to be destroyed to be rebuilt, but that the journey could still not be guaranteed or easy.