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Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

Start date: August 11, 2016

Finish date: September 14, 2016

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Aug 16, 2017 Sonnet rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, read-2015-2019, audiobooks, science-fiction, classics, dystopian

An interesting story that seems ever more relevant today than it was all those years ago. I believe too many people focus on the role of the government in this book when the real problem is the role of the people. People were more focused on technology and entertainment than reading and understanding. I think that is very on point in today's political and social landscape when we'd rather have someone tell us how to feel about a certain issue than actually learn and think about the issue for our ...more

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Jan 09, 2020 Joe Bruno rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Ok, It has been 40 years since I read this one as well. I recall a great deal, especially the robotic hound. The parts that made an impression on me were the Sci-Fi stuff all those years ago. This go around I think the work is quite transparent and the message quite clear. The work itself is an easy read, not a huge task. The Sci-Fi is dated but fun.

"It's not the books you need, it's some of the things that were once in books. ... There is nothing magical in them at all. The magic is only in wha ...more

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