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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

29 reviews

nenah_elizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Blood, Medical content, and Grief

erin2802's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

3.75

The writing in this book had an energy to it that I haven’t read before! Almost a stream of consciousness at times, i really felt the characters emotions. Very much enjoyed, definitely can see why it’s considered a classic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ebp's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, Car accident, and War

Minor: Abortion

maryconney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

celery's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ballerinawhoreads11's review against another edition

I would fall asleep listening to this book lol. It wasn’t super bad, but it just wasn’t for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

towards the end, there is a detailed description of someone being burned alive, so if you can’t handle that I wouldn’t read this book

elisabeth888's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

Although this book was published over 70 years ago, its critiques continue to remain relevant to modern society. Within Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury critiques the dystopian society in which Montag lives. It is a totalitarian regime which uses anti-intelletualism, excessive violence, and the destruction of media to promote a dominate, misleading narrative.

The media that people are allowed to consume is surface-level and empty, prioritizing sensationalism rather than having a larger meaning. People, like Montag's wife, are addicted to watching screens with programs that contain no real substance and are often grisly. This feels like a prediction for modern-day algorithms which are employed to keep people addicted to media consumption.

I found Montag's character development to be very interesting to read throughout the novel. I wish we could have had more backstory for each character within the novel, especially for Clarrise and Beatty. I found these secondary characters to make great speeches throughout the novel and would have liked to hear more from them. Otherwise, I found Fahrenheit 451 to be a good read.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Car accident, and Abortion

matonnhermann's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War

Minor: Murder

ellalouisedavey's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

Very strong ideas, I found it really hard to follow at times because of the vague plot points. I did a mix of listening to and reading this book and found neither helped with my understanding of certain parts. It really picks up after the first half. I really liked how the idea is that we will live in a society where we will burn anything that doesn’t make us happy to the point of having pretty much nothing 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

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