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Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

Start date: November 1, 2020

Finish date: November 30, 2020

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Sep 30, 2020 Jen Ifer's Inklings rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio-books, library, read-in-2020, popsugar-2020-reading-challenge

This was an interesting read. I definitely didn't catch everything and need to go back to re-read it again. It was a very weird experience to read it in 2020 with the state of the world the way it is... ...more

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Dec 12, 2011 Jen B rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2025, audio, 2014

Very think-y...almost cryptic. I liked it, but I'm still trying to figure it all out. ...more

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Oct 02, 2013 Christina T rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Even though this book was written 60 years ago it's amazing how much it still applies to today. In Montag's world books were not only banned but destroyed, burned to ashes along with the house they were held in and in many cases the people who hid them. The government says that books are silly and the words meaningless yet destroys them all proving that someone in authority firmly believes that a book is a dangerous thing. Which is actually what happens. Montag meets a girl who society deems 'cr ...more

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Sep 10, 2013 Whitney rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

When I first read his book, I was in school and didn't appreciate what this book had to offer. I decided to re read it, and I was delighted to find what a rare gem this is. I love the fact that you can interrupt this book in so many ways. It made me think and evaluate my life in a completely different light. I truly enjoyed reading this book! ...more

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