Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

27 reviews

melist6's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

lizziaha's review against another edition

3.75

Bradbury clearly has a beautiful writing style. The beginning of this book is breathtaking—I wish Clarisse had appeared more often throughout the rest of the book. Despite the book being obviously dated, I do think some aspects of his dystopian world were surprisingly parallel to our present. For some people to see that, of course, they’d need to think about it critically, something that can be lacking in our insular world (Bradbury definitely got that one right). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Animal death, Misogyny, Abortion, and War

izypup's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Drug abuse, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, and War

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

akvolcano's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.75

I’m glad that I’ve read this now, I doubt I’d have the same perspective if I read it in high school. I find it quite ironic and ignorant that the author claims that “minorities” are the ones destroying literature and thoughtfulness. That THEY would be and ARE the reason information censoring exists. When in current times, it is people who look and think like him, a rich white old man, who are the main source of people who like to censor stories written by and about minorities. He also thinks that complexity can only be created, exist, maintain, in an exclusionist and harmful environment. It is a shame he does not see the beautiful endless deep complexities in inclusivity and understanding and active listening and having empathy for others. He is missing out.
As for the book itself, I wish parts of the afterword was included in the book. I also wish that this book was longer….where it left off still feels like the backstory. I do enjoy the futuristic exploration! I also agree with placing high value on letting ourselves slowing down and giving us a chance to think and to feel. I would like to write down some quotes from this book!
I also find it ironic that this book has been banned on and off. I feel like it proves part of his point that it is more of so the thoughts and actions that happen after reading a book-that is more dangerous than the book itself. The power comes from people, books help with the process of  preserving and sharing those ideas.
Overall, I am glad I finally read this book myself. I wouldn’t read it again, nor would I recommend it without heavy discussion, but it does paint a good picture. Oh and also-

The idea of people memorizing books, stories, history-is not original. It comes from Indigenous people and it comes from so many other cultures. But it doesn’t surprise me that credit is not given to the source of which gave him the idea to include it in the book

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Classism

johannarose's review against another edition

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

agatha_hopkins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

Wow! This book really surprised me. When I first read this book sometime in upper elementary or middle school, I didn't really understand it for what it was. I couldn't see through a lot of the flowery language and metaphors (a warning for those who struggle with this). However, now that I'm a bit older, I can appreciate it for all that it is.

It's ironic that this book about banning and burning books is a banned book itself, but I bet the reasons why are because of the use of profanity and the

ripping out of pages of the Bible by Montag

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I would recommend this to pretty much anyone as long as they are mature.

Previous rating: 4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Murder, and War

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

lonely_tardigrade's review against another edition

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

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Car accident, and War

lucyatoz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail