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A review by jomarie
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Did not finish book. Stopped at 21%.
Clarisse being a manic pixie dream girl around the 30 year old protagonist was mad weird and I just didn’t care about Guy and his internal struggle about his own society, there was nothing that had me wanting to root for him.
The writing also did not hold up to my rule of thumb when it comes to reading classics - if you remove the symbolism, is the story still enjoyable? This, to me, falls into the category of books that are taught because of their ability to build an easy curriculum around but wouldn’t stand up to modern scrutiny.
The premise and set up alone convey the ideas Bradbury is trying to impart, so I will not be wasting any more of my time to actually consume the story.
The writing also did not hold up to my rule of thumb when it comes to reading classics - if you remove the symbolism, is the story still enjoyable? This, to me, falls into the category of books that are taught because of their ability to build an easy curriculum around but wouldn’t stand up to modern scrutiny.
The premise and set up alone convey the ideas Bradbury is trying to impart, so I will not be wasting any more of my time to actually consume the story.