orchidlilly 's review for:

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

3.0

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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It's really hard to find classics groundbreaking when they're driving home points you've already known and agreed with, but with racism and misogyny this time. Seriously, it is repeatedly pointed out how minorities wanting to be represented is a major contributing factor in the downfall of literature, and it is for sure worth noting that the only mentioned authors that were 'worth saving' were all men. We're not going to even talk about the fact that the only women are 'stupid nagging wife' and 'manic pixie dream girl'

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy