Alex's ReviewRating: 5/5
I highly recommend teaching this book. It has a gripping plot as well as thought-provoking themes. Students will learn to grapple with difficult issues in a compelling, exciting way. Definitely one of the best fiction books I have read on the importance of social responsibility, diversity, and education. |
Ari's ReviewRating: 5/5
This is such a great read, especially for structuring a unit on dystopia. The implications presented by Bradbury are so applicable to today's technology-surrounded world. It is full of awesome imagery, plot, and gets readers committed to reading the book. Definitely a page turner and great for the classroom. Also awesome in discussing the ideas of censorship especially in today's society. |
Jeanne's ReviewRating: 4/5
I'll be the Simon Cowell here. I thought the book was passionately written with fantastic opportunities for discussion in the classroom and connections outside the book. It was also definitely a page-turner. My qualms about it are two-fold: 1. To give it a 5 for teachability, I would have liked to see more diversity within the characters of the book in terms of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic backgrounds, etc. 2. I also felt like the syntax was unnecessarily disjointed at points, making dialogue and basic plot points confusing when it didn't need to be--for teaching to a class with diverse levels of reading, this would be a downside. |
Adina's ReviewRating: 5/5
As a lover of dystopian novels, I highly recommend this book to both read and teach. The novel has many prevalent themes that can be explored in a classroom in an interesting and engaging way. The thought-provoking concept of burning books could help with student motivation and provide discussions full of critical thinking. |