Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

23 reviews

johannarose's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Self harm, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

gellyreads's review

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I feel so conflicted about this book after teaching it. This is my 3rd time, and while I can see how the students are grappling with the lack of a government, and how that could empower the story more, I also see the absolute detail and restraint Bradbury puts throughout this. Although the ending is fairly anti-climatic and unrealistic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and War

lonely_tardigrade's review

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and War

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Vomit, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

fran_buesa's review

challenging fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

nenya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I absolutely adore this book and always will. I just finished it for the second time and it just amazed me all over again. It reads so quickly and draws you into this dystopian world, it‘s insanely addicting and most definitely one of my favorite books. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

sadiaa's review against another edition

dark reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A classic piece of contemporary literature, accessible social commentary 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Abortion and Suicide attempt

unoriginalinspiration's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Police brutality, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and War

christinewonder's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Police brutality, Murder, and Gaslighting

biljnavjestica's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol

eatmytoe404's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I really loved this book and it got me out of my reading slump. It was a bit confusing at the start but once you get into it its an amazing book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and War

Minor: Racism, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Classism