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Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 The Authorized Adaptation by Tim Hamilton

fisherdaddy's review against another edition

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reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

La novela gráfica me resultó más fácil de digerir qué la novela 

orubiio's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced

3.75

cagebox's review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoyed this more than my reading of the actual book when I was a teenager. I remember thinking the dialogue felt forced and unrealistic especially the girl Montag meets in the beginning, thinking that no one actually talks that way. I was also comparing it to 1984 which was then (and to some extent still is) my favorite book which is an unfair comparison. Fahrenheit 451 is a good book, though I do think you have to suspend some disbelief to read the novel. The graphic novel does a good job of keeping the larger themes of the novel while eliminating some of the unnecessary details. A reread of the original might bear better fruit but for now the graphic format was the more enjoyable experience.

elagtjp's review against another edition

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hopeful informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

Book was so good i had to read it twice because I felt like just once was not doing it justice, and I found this copy, the illustrated adaptation and couldn't help myself but give it a go, I discovered that I prefer the original version but it was great reading it in a different format 

sammiekohl's review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.5

fictionallyauds's review against another edition

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2.0

2.5 stars

I haven’t read F51, so the graphic novel was very confusing for me. For me, a good graphic novel adaptation is understandable and does not sacrifice the context of scenes in the original material, so it’s a no from me. However, I quite enjoyed the themes and story — I think once I read the novel version of F51, I can revisit this and change my thoughts. The art was beautiful though!

jocelyn_gillaspie's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

salsastarks's review

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

3.5

mselke's review against another edition

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3.0

Having just read the book, I didn't enjoy this version as much as I might have otherwise. It was solid, but lacked the lyrically magnificent descriptions of the novel.

ninjess26's review against another edition

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2.0

I wanted to like this but I think the graphic novel adaptation didn’t work. The book didn’t make sense, as if whole panels were omitted. I only finished it because, as a graphic novel, it was quick.