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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

7 reviews

squishy_bee's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective sad 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? No

3.75

It's a very quotable book, but I do find it lacks nuance sometimes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Car accident, Murder, and War

Minor: Child death

just_lily's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

The book is meaningful and has a massage but is complicated with difficult ideas to understand.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, 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

m_h_top's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

This book was wonderful. The writing style is so beautiful, and the message is really important. If you don't like slower books, I may not recommend it, but Fahrenheit 451 is so well written that maybe it's pacing doesn't matter in the end.
Some great quotes: 
- "Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were headed for shore." (Pg 82)
- "You sound so very old." "Sometimes I'm ancient. I'm afriad of children my own age." (27)
- "He stood breathing, and the more he breathed the land in, the more he was filled up with all the details of the land. He was not empty." (138) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Addiction, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence

apollo_grace's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

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

livya's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

2.0

It was a fairly good read with some nice descriptions, I think it’s overhyped when people say it predicted modern life etc. Basically it boils down to TV bad, book good. Not a bad message per say, but also one which was oversimplified and was literally Mike Teevee’s backstory.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War