From the Bookshelf of 2015 Reading Challenge [Closed]…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury Wow, just wow... This is quite the prophetic read.
In a world where ignorance is indeed bliss; fast cars, inane chattering and 'the family' are all everyone needs. The threat of war is treated with such blasé disregard that no one even thinks twice about how it will affect them, because bad things only ever happen to someone else. The parallels between the book and modern society are scary, and a stark reminder of the direction the world is headed...
4 stars ...more
In a world where ignorance is indeed bliss; fast cars, inane chattering and 'the family' are all everyone needs. The threat of war is treated with such blasé disregard that no one even thinks twice about how it will affect them, because bad things only ever happen to someone else. The parallels between the book and modern society are scary, and a stark reminder of the direction the world is headed...
4 stars ...more
A really great look into post WWII thought
Was listening on audio - did not finish.
May 17, 2012
Bana AZ
rated it
really liked it
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
npr-top-100-sff-books
Jan 14, 2014
Pilvinetaevas
marked it as to-read
Jan 25, 2014
Sriya
marked it as to-read
May 27, 2014
Latonya
marked it as to-read
Jan 02, 2015
Mariely
marked it as dnf
Jan 06, 2015
Eslem
marked it as to-read
May 03, 2015
Hazel Lodevico-to'o
added it
Jul 01, 2016
Cecilia
marked it as maybe-eventually
