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Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

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Aug 21, 2011 Maria V. Snyder rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I decided to re-read this book since dystopian fiction is popular right now. It stood the test of time - 50 years old and still relavant. If you haven't read this yet, you should :-) ...more

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May 08, 2011 Tien rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, dystopia

... because books make you a revolutionary.

Books are illegal in this particular universe (*shudders*) and the enforcers are called firemen because they'd destroy the books by setting them (and their surrounding) on fire.

In this novel, our protagonist, Guy Montag (a firemen), started to question the way things are. It appears that he has been half asleep; he couldn't even remember how he met his wife! But, something prodded his mind to the 'on' position and he could not, would not, turn it off. P ...more

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Dec 23, 2010 Chris rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopia, scifi-fantasy-paranormal, classics

I'm having a really hard time trying to decide how to rate this one. The style of writing drives me nuts. I'd read a paragraph and realize I had no idea who was talking, what had just happened, or what it meant. I've had the same problem with the staccato style of other books from the same era. At the same time, there's no denying the story is compelling, as much now as when it was originally written. So many of the things that would have seemed fantastical in 1950 - the parlor with walls made o ...more

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