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I just finished rereading this after first reading it as a teenager 20 something years ago. I was a little nervous because sometimes these reads don't hold up well over time.
I shouldn't have been. There's a reason it's a classic. I marveled through the book how imaginative it was and sometimes stunningly accurate. Here were so many little things that I'd forgotten like Clarissa, the hound, the "family".
I remembered the outrage I felt when I first read it. I was able to be a little more removed ...more
I shouldn't have been. There's a reason it's a classic. I marveled through the book how imaginative it was and sometimes stunningly accurate. Here were so many little things that I'd forgotten like Clarissa, the hound, the "family".
I remembered the outrage I felt when I first read it. I was able to be a little more removed ...more
After reading The Book Thief a couple of years ago Fahrenheit 451 is another wonderful novel dealing with books. This book is going to grip its reader under its perpetual spell till the end.
Moat interesting thing is prophetic narration of Bradbury who visualized big screens seventy three years ago with a very strong impression on the minds of the readers who never feel that this story is about previous days but rather the futuristic society mentioned in the book is that of our own. Where abundan ...more
Moat interesting thing is prophetic narration of Bradbury who visualized big screens seventy three years ago with a very strong impression on the minds of the readers who never feel that this story is about previous days but rather the futuristic society mentioned in the book is that of our own. Where abundan ...more
This one was quite tough to get through. I loved the philosophy at the end and the implication of the story, but there was a lot of stream-of-consciousness writing before I got to the good bits. I’m glad I read it, given its status as a classic and the current political climate, but it wasn’t one of my more enjoyable reads.
May 17, 2011
Nadine
rated it
it was amazing
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Jan 15, 2012
Pernille
marked it as to-read
Jan 30, 2013
Elisa
marked it as to-read
Jun 30, 2018
Khalil
marked it as to-read
