Books like Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation
12 books with a reading profile close to Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation by Tim Hamilton. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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1
The Measure
by Nikki Erlick
narrative, science fiction
On a single morning, every person over the age of twenty-two worldwide finds a small wooden box on their doorstep.
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2
An Object of Beauty
by Steve Martin
narrative, accessible
In the fast-paced world of the Manhattan art scene between the late 1990s and the 2008 financial crisis, ambitious Lacey Yeager climbs from an entry-level position at Sotheby’s to ownership of her own gallery.
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3
How to Stop Time
by Matt Haig
narrative, science fiction
Tom Hazard appears to be an ordinary forty-one-year-old history teacher in London, but he actually possesses a rare physiological condition that causes him to age at a drastically slowed rate.
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4
Automatic Noodle
narrative, science fiction
Set in a future shaped by the evolution of sentient labor, Automatic Noodle follows a specialized service robot that gains self-awareness through a technical glitch.
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5
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
by Tim Hamilton
narrative, science fiction
In this 2009 graphic novel adaptation, Tim Hamilton translates the narrative of fireman Guy Montag into a high-contrast visual medium.
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The Bees
by Laline Paull
narrative, science fiction
Flora 717 is born into the lowest caste of a rigid apiary society, a sanitation worker destined for silent labor.
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The Humans
by Matt Haig
narrative, science fiction
An extraterrestrial from the planet Vonnador arrives on Earth to assume the identity of Andrew Martin, a Cambridge mathematics professor.
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8
The Salmon of Doubt
science fiction, accessible
The Salmon of Doubt is a posthumous mosaic of Douglas Adams’s unfinished fiction and personal non-fiction, compiled from his hard drives.
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When You Reach Me
narrative, science fiction
Twelve-year-old Miranda Sinclair lives in 1970s New York City, where her daily life revolves around her mother’s upcoming appearance on a game show and a sudden rift with her best friend, Sal.
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10
Uncommon Type
by Tom Hanks
narrative, accessible
Tom Hanks's debut book of fiction contains seventeen stories, each in some way featuring a typewriter, whether as the object at the centre or just in passing.
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The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles
narrative, accessible
In 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson returns to his foreclosed Nebraska farm after serving time at a juvenile work farm for involuntary manslaughter.
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12
The Power
narrative, science fiction
Teenage girls across the globe suddenly develop a physical organ called a skein, located near their collarbones, which allows them to discharge lethal electricity from their fingertips.
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