Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
Wheeler Publishing
(265 pages)
Keyword(s): Speculative fiction
Dates read: December 18-24, 2009,
Rating:
I first read this a bit more than 15 years ago (just before I started this blog), and I reread it for my book club. I remember liking it better the first time, but I still very much enjoyed Bradbury's well-crafted writing.
A highly worthwhile classic.
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation
by Ray Bradbury
Hill and Wang
(160 pages)
Keyword(s): Graphic novel
Dates read: December 18, 2009,
Rating:
I was going to read this for my book club in lieu of rereading the novel, but after finishing it, I was left cold. This graphic novel adaptation of Bradbury's novel didn't come close to living up to my memory of the book. It turns out that much of what's great about Bradbury is the casual, painterly detail that brings his prose to life, and that just doesn't translate to a comic.


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