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... 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
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
This is the story of how, in a future time when books are outlawed, a man goes from burning books to preserving them. It's a cautionary tale, as well as the story of a dynamic human being.
I had tried to read this book several times in the past and was never able to get past the first few chapters. The very thought of burning books made me cry, and although I was relatively sure that it picked up from there, I had to put it down several times. The work postulates that books are necessary for thre ...more
I had tried to read this book several times in the past and was never able to get past the first few chapters. The very thought of burning books made me cry, and although I was relatively sure that it picked up from there, I had to put it down several times. The work postulates that books are necessary for thre ...more
Jul 26, 2010
Jayme(theghostreader)
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did not like it
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library-books-read
This book dragged on and I listened to it on an audio. The narrator had a monotone voice as well. I get the gist of it and i think it is awful to be penalized for wanting to read. You should be able to read whatever you want.
May 17, 2011
Sandra
rated it
liked it
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Shelves:
books-read-in-2011,
summer-challenge-2011
Jul 05, 2011
Kiri
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
z-read-1970-1999,
z-read-2023grc
Jul 25, 2011
Tanya
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
classic_literature,
science_fiction
Oct 28, 2014
Shelley
marked it as to-read
Apr 05, 2015
Lindsay
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
justice,
family,
tragedy,
dystopia,
fiction,
science-fiction,
the-arts,
friendship,
psych-sociology-etc,
death
Jun 29, 2015
Laurie
marked it as to-read
