Fahrenheit 451
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Ray Bradbury
Nearly seventy years after its original publication, Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 stands as a classic of world literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Today its message has grown more relevant than ever before.Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television “family.” But when he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn’t live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through the ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known.
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Author
Ray Bradbury
Pages
249
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2012-01-10
ISBN
1451673264 9781451673265
Ratings
Google: 3
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"Not nearly as bad as I remember it being when I was in middle school, but at the same time it still doesn't thrill me. I can understand why it had such an impact since it was written in the 50s when there still weren't a whole lot of dystopian novels published yet, but from a modern point of view, it's mediocre. "
Mia Corkum
"Were y’all just hiding this book from me this whole time? Is it bc you guys know im finna talk about this 24/7"
Ambulance biter
"Reflects reality to a certain extent"
rreads
"A classic Orwellian tale, a dystopian future where the government controls information and outlaws books. Enter Guy Montag, our hero, who dares to think. "
Jackie Davidson
"Good book that shows what unfortunately is probably the path our country is headed to. "
B M V H
"A classic for a reason, still sadly relevant. "
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CaitVD
"impressive sci-fi dystopian for the time. liked it until the end. one of the very few books that stick with me to this day for having a disappointing ending"
Ari’s Corner
"2.5"
Malena HM
"Excellent book, and scarily relevant to 2019. My town chose Fahrenheit 451 for its community reading program, and I am pleased to lead a book discussion on Sept 23. As Fahrenheit 451 begins, the characters are mostly numb and disinterested, making the story slow. As the main character undergoes a spiritual and intellectual awakening, my interest and engagement increased. As he meets other rebels, I was moved to tears. Ray Bradbury’s use of metaphors and visual language is outstanding!"
Diane Morello
"At first, the way this was written felt very juvenile to me, and I wasn't sure if I was gonna like it. But the more I read, the more poetic everything sounded. Some aspects of this dystopian world weren't all that different from the present, so reading this was a real eye-opener. It really makes you reflect."
July
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