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Fahrenheit 451
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Tim Robbins performs the Audible version of this--sexier than Bull Durham for book nerds...

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Erin
Aug 11, 2011 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
I've never read this. I'm so ashamed!

I wanted to love it. I thought I might love it. Instead I just liked it. Censorship is dangerous, but I think I've read it done better (heresy, I know). The things that rang true were the descriptions of books - any bibliophile can relate.
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Maya
Aug 13, 2013 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2013
Somehow I never read this in school or on my own until now. (i had terrible English teachers pre-college.) I can see why kids are assigned this book and how it could be so mind blowing to a teenager. The concepts it explores are important and terrifyingly too close to home, even 60+ years later. It's now clear to me how much influence this had on dystopian lit in general. All that said, I didn't really connect with the characters, I found some of it to be over dramatic and the writing style was ...more
Carrie
Aug 12, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Tara
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Aleetha
Jan 24, 2012 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Rincey
Jun 21, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Sarah
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DeAnn
Mar 16, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Rosemary
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