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Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

Start date: July 1, 2020

Finish date: July 31, 2020

Discussion: CLASSICS READS

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Jul 19, 2017 Stephanie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: listened-lit, must-read-lists

This was an incredible "listen-to" book. I found it to be deep and engaging. How I made it to this age and have never read it - is beyond me. It truly belongs in the classic pile of books. In so many ways it is telling of our day and age, as media and society dictate the type of knowledge we should have. If you speak against the masses you will be squelched. The masses now dictate the knowledge we should get. Although time is different than it was in the 1950s we have swung to the other side of ...more

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Nov 16, 2009 Sunflower rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction-read-2009, library

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May 16, 2010 Marla rated it it was ok

Shelves: classics, book-about-books, dystopia, award-winner, adult, science-fiction, audiobook, bad-books, overrated, zz-2014

Wow, I can't believe I picked back-to-back read by authors. Alice Sebold reading The Lovely Bones grew on me, Ray Bradbury is difficult to understand, he doesn't enunciate and this will be a struggle. Changed to audiobook read by Stephen Hoye and liking it better.

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* Firefighter Guy Montag with Helmet number 451
* Girl with questions and observations
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Feb 02, 2009 Jen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics

02.23.13 - Really enjoyed this and was glad to have read it again as an adult. Dystopian lit is not really my gig, but I loved the discussion about books and free thinking. Makes you really aware of not getting too complacent.

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