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Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

Start date: September 1, 2020

Finish date: September 30, 2020

Discussion: 2020 Monthly Reads

Why we're reading this: Our September 2020 group read, for "read a banned book during ALA's Banned Books week"…more
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May 03, 2020 Stephanie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: adult-fiction, adult-crossover, audiobooks, classics

I am so glad I added this into my rotation of classics I am revisiting (or in some cases experiencing for the first time) this year. I read this during high school myself, but did not remember much of it. With everything that is thrust upon public educators and constantly being told we are not doing good enough, this book offers insight into what could happen to a society that stops learning and vilifies reading.

Tim Robbins narrated this edition and I think did a great bringing to life the char ...more

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Dec 08, 2011 jess rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, audiobook-d, fiction

I don't know how I never read this before in my life, but that was a foolish mistake. I picked it up almost accidentally because it just happened to be available on audio book via overdrive when I was in between books. The scariest thing is not the disappearance of the books - that's a symptom of the problem - but how the desire to read and know things disappears.

This is an extraordinary story, worth all the hype and more. I would get a Fahrenheit 451 tattoo if I were a tattoo kind of person. I ...more

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Aug 25, 2017 Kristin rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Not going to lie, I don't see what the fuss over this book is. While not a horrible read, based on all the hype it gets, I was expecting a masterpiece, and it left me just, meh. That said, the most redeeming part of the book was Bradbury's foresight into the future, with the walls of televisions taking the place of books in entertaining society, feeding the masses useless garbage and diverting humanity's attention from books and educational pursuits. Taking into account that I'm writing this rev ...more

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Sep 27, 2013 Dana rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-for-school

I so enjoyed reading this again. The figurative language was great for English class, and the message even better. I was glad my students could make connections between the parlor walls and our society's addiction to screens, and hope they will always remember to THINK for themselves. ...more

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