Thursday, February 24, 2011
451
I really enjoyed reading Fahrenheit 451 as a graphic novel. I had read the book before in its typical novel format, and while I enjoyed it I don't think that it struck me in quite the same way. The images lent a certain quality of danger and anticipation to the story that the book sometimes lacked. I don't remember feeling anything very urgently while reading the book. Although some things were stressed as being dangerous, I don't remember feeling quite as anxious for the characters as I did reading the graphic novel. I especially liked the way the illustrator manipulated the cells in order to create what the characters would have seen. What struck me the most was the depiction of the story blurbs, which were essentially comic-book versions of classic tales...while reading a well-known novel in "comic book" format.
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I agree there was a certain anticipation made from the seeing this story more visually, especially the scene when the couple was reading in front of the front door and there was banging coming from the other side, and when we found out that it was a dog there was a relief that he was alright.
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