Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 [graphic novel]

 

Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 The Authorized Adaptation by Tim Hamilton (2009) 149 pages

Somehow I'd missed reading Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel from 1953. This graphic novel version caught me up in no time. It's a timely subject for those reeling from book bans. Guy Montag is a fireman, but fireman means something quite different in his time: he helps burn books of those who are found to have them. He meets a young woman in his neighborhood while walking home one night, and his conversations with her make him start questioning everything he sees and knows. Good book, which makes me want to read the original. 

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: the authorized adaptation by Tim Hamilton  148 pp.

I read Fahrenheit 451 back in junior high honors English. I will admit to probably having forgotten more than I remembered. But this graphic novel version just doesn't seem to capture all of what was in the book. Don't get me wrong, it is nicely done and written with the blessings of Bradbury himself who wrote the introduction. I just don't think it captures all of what the book has about this future society where firemen start fires, specifically to burn books that are illegal. Montag, the main character, is one such fireman who comes to the realization that what they are doing is wrong. If this version has accomplished anything, it makes me want to go back and re-read the original, which I have around the house somewhere.