Fahrenheit 451 in 2015 Reading Challenge [Closed]

Mar 02, 2011 Stacey D. rated it really liked it · review of another edition

What was considered sci-fi then, is happening now. I was struck by Bradbury's simple, yet cautionary tale of a world run amok by its pursuits for luxe goods, all things media and false contentment. The characters all represent this society perfectly, especially Montag, Faber, Clarisse and Mildred, but I mistakenly held out hope for Fire Chief Beatty to finally come around.

What was really scary was their belief that the desire for happiness in the story led to the not-highly-unlikely idea that r ...more

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Feb 27, 2011 Joy Gerbode rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I was surprised at the ease of reading this book; and I'm not sure how I ever missed that this book was ABOUT BOOKS. A wonderful treatise on how we can be influenced by books ... and other things ... in our lives. Ray Bradbury's look at the future from several decades ago, seems to have been quite clear ... and so accurate. Although a bit strange, as expected from Bradbury, it was also fun, extremely thought-provoking, and sometimes disturbing. All in all, everything I look for in a good book. ...more

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Oct 16, 2013 Alina rated it liked it

Shelves: audiobook, challenges-2013

It was OK. Interesting take on what the future (1990's) might be like from the 1950's standpoint. Government is trying to take over way too much as it is so book wasn't that far off in my opinion. ...more

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Apr 01, 2021 Renee rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-with-kiddos, read-with-students, audio

This has been on my list for a long time, but I had to take a break from dystopian literature during 45’s term (mostly). The narrative’s scope wasn’t as full as I would have liked, but what Bradbury omitted created deep talking points.

Mother Tongue notes: Trigger warnings for war, bombing, suicide and abortion. The vocabulary isn’t advanced, but the prose can be challenging. A relatively short book (less than 200 pages), but only divided into 3 parts, not shorter chapters.

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