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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

33 reviews

finnft4's review against another edition

dark informative tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

Went into this book thinking I would despise it, since I thought it was just anti-technology, though it was honestly perfectly fine. Bradbury has interesting insights on society as a whole, and some of these insights ring true (others annoyed me as being overexaggerated, but nonetheless). 

That being said, the symbolism is rather on-the-nose (there are some parts where you can't tell what's real and what the protagonist is just imagining) and the imagery is intense, but I was unbothered by that. I still think it's done well and liked it a decent amount, even though I had to read it for an English assignment haha. Also super short; you can read it in a dedicated 2 hours. Not the worst school book I've had to read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Murder

artiiichoke's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Abandonment

mayr3adsab00k's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, and Alcohol

hunnybeemarie's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

rochallor's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, and Car accident

Minor: Genocide, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

lizzygreene's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content

draven_deathcrush's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse and Murder

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

reflective 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

2.5

This book is a classic, and it should be. The general premise and the themes Bradbury explores deserve to be talked about! However, the characters were dull, and part of the plot seemed silly to me. Then again, I read this in 2021, 70 years after it was written, so of course it’s not going to resonate the same way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War

Minor: Cursing and Car accident

mugan's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

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

3.75

A classic that everyone should read, depicting why censorship should be allowed. However the lack of clear timeline and the pace of the book does make it difficult to concentrate on and fully enjoy.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Drug use, Vomit, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

abbyc8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide attempt