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Available
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Publication
New York : Hill and Wang, 2009.
Description
As could only occur with Bradbury's full cooperation in this authorized adaptation, Hamilton has created a striking work of art that uniquely captures Montag's awakening to the evil of government-controlled thought and the inestimable value of philosophy, theology, and literature. --from publisher description
Media reviews
Bradbury is no Beatty. He's a pluralist. He loves high and low, literature and comics, opera and movies. He's adapted his novel for just about every medium. Given this, perhaps the message of the comic-book rendition of Fahrenheit 451 is that the elitist, nostalgic, black-and-white thinking of a
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Beatty is part of the problem and leads to black-and-white solutions like censorship and book burning. Beatty has a love-hate relationship with the paper he burns. Bradbury does not. Show Less
User reviews
LibraryThing member mdyewhea
4P: A devastating look in to a future where book owners are the criminals and books are the "kindling" which firemen ignite and encourage to burn (along with the book owners-collateral damage!). One fireman rescues some books from a criminal's house prior to charring, and is forever changed once he
A powerful book with a powerful message.
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begins to read. A powerful book with a powerful message.
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LibraryThing member bookworm12
This is a graphic novelization of the classis dystopian book and it was wonderful. The illustrations are done in vivid shades of orange and red throughout much of the book, bringing the fire to life on each page. The graphic novel pays close attention to the details and portrayed the story
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beautifully. I would recommend reading the actual novel first, so you can create the world in your own imagination first, but the graphic novel is a wonderful treat for those who are familiar with the book. Show Less
LibraryThing member Sylak
I happened across this comic book (or, graphic novel) version of Fahrenheit 451 and picked it up having had Bradbury's novel on my 'to read' list for a while. I realise that it's not quite the same as having read the original book, but it seemed a quick fix at the time. The story was in three parts
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but I found it hard to get into the story until part three, although towards the end I found myself really liking the story very much indeed. I found it tragic that the story seemed to be warning us of the dangers to our cultural heritage that cheap thrills like reality TV shows would one day have; and yet here we are today some 60 years later almost exactly as Bradbury had predicted - moronically addicted to synthetic brain candy on giant flat screens that practically fill an entire wall with 24hr a day mind numbing garbage. I hate it when people point out how dystopian writers 'got things so right' because it just shows how little we cared to have ignored all the warnings and allowed ourselves to be carried off into a future which so closely resembles our ancestors worst nightmares. I guess Mr. Bradbury needed to have produced this more digestible incarnation of 451 a good few years earlier for the message to have reached a greater audience in time. We may not yet be living in a fascist state but that's only because we all do more or less as we are told - Message in a bottle received and understood. Show Less
LibraryThing member krizia_lazaro
It was good but I was not jumping for joy with this book. It has a nice message but I think it's just wasn't for me. Half of the time I don't know what's happening. I felt like the book has this heavy and hot atmosphere (maybe because of all the burning) which may be effective but a bit
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uncomfortable for me. I did like the end though when Montag meets the other "authors". It was actually pretty sad, a world without books, having to burn a book. Show Less
LibraryThing member JWarren42
While Hamilton's art is above reproach, his sense of pacing in terms of visual composition is off. Many scenes that should be separated by some time are shoved together back to back, so that the emotional payoff is stunted. An okay graphic novel, but not a very good adaptation if the novel.
LibraryThing member AVoraciousReader
*Book source ~ Library
Guy Montag is a fireman. But in this dystopian world a fireman makes fires, not stops them. They burn books, buildings and sometimes people if the people refuse to leave. Because books are forbidden and people aren’t supposed to think. Until one day Montag meets a young,
While I have read several classics there are several more on my TBR and this is one of them. I can’t rate how well the adaptation is since I haven’t read the book, but I do get the gist of what’s going on. I’ve always wanted to read Fahrenheit 451, but I have to say that I’m not overly impressed with it. At least with this version. Maybe it loses a lot in the adaptation or maybe it’s not for me, but I’ll still give the book a try. Some day. Anyway, the story isn’t too bad and while the illustrations are pretty good, especially since they really give the feeling of a bleak and oppressing dystopian world, they aren’t really my style. Fans of the book would probably enjoy this graphic novel though.
Guy Montag is a fireman. But in this dystopian world a fireman makes fires, not stops them. They burn books, buildings and sometimes people if the people refuse to leave. Because books are forbidden and people aren’t supposed to think. Until one day Montag meets a young,
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strange girl named Clarisse. Clarisse makes him start thinking and from there his whole life changes because thinking is not a good thing to be doing in this world.While I have read several classics there are several more on my TBR and this is one of them. I can’t rate how well the adaptation is since I haven’t read the book, but I do get the gist of what’s going on. I’ve always wanted to read Fahrenheit 451, but I have to say that I’m not overly impressed with it. At least with this version. Maybe it loses a lot in the adaptation or maybe it’s not for me, but I’ll still give the book a try. Some day. Anyway, the story isn’t too bad and while the illustrations are pretty good, especially since they really give the feeling of a bleak and oppressing dystopian world, they aren’t really my style. Fans of the book would probably enjoy this graphic novel though.
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LibraryThing member TheYodamom
The drawing's are too rough and flat. A total lack of emotion was delivered in this work. A shame, the story is fabulous.
LibraryThing member snickel63
This was a great way to read Fahrenheit 451 in a different and unique way. I believe that the original book is much better and there is more to the storyline but this graphic novel reminded me of the most important points overall.
LibraryThing member LVStrongPuff
This graphic novel does the book complete justice. Amazing book to read and was amazing book to look at.
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Original publication date
2009
2011
Physical description
167 p.; 24 inches
ISBN
080905101X / 9780809051014