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Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

Start date: October 1, 2020

Finish date: October 31, 2020

Discussion: New School Classics- 1915-2005

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Oct 10, 2017 Katy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics

"Stuff you eyes with wonder. "

A timely book that still warns of a dytopian future ...more

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Oct 15, 2017 Teri rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2017, classic

Fahrenheit 451, the temperature that book paper burns. It is post-apocalyptic times when firemen now start the fires, not put them out. They burn all books, the homes they are found in and even the owners. It is a world where people spend their time watching TV and believe what the government tells them. This is not so far from today's society, which makes this book worth reading and contemplating. Guy Montag is the central character, he is a fireman who is sent out to burn books. He happens to ...more

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Oct 04, 2016 Ian Anderson rated it liked it · review of another edition

Fahrenheit 451 follows Guy Montag, a fireman who questions the reason behind his profession and how it came about. This fire ‘man', however, isn’t a fire ‘fighter'. Guy montage doesn’t fight fires for a living, he creates them. The society he lives in forbids people from having any type of intellectual freedom and creativity. People don’t ask questions --if they do, they must prepare to pay the consequences.

Guy Montag is one of those people. Millions of books are burned and destroyed to prevent ...more

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Oct 23, 2016 Sharon rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, read-aloud, dystopia, gilmore-girls, gilmore-girls-complete, 2017-read

The first time I read Fahrenheit 451, I was in high school, and I really enjoyed it. This time, I was surprised by how relevant it is today, in 2017. It's always interesting to re-read classics, or re-read books at different ages and stages in your life, but my view of Fahrenheit is a little different. I think it has become more relevant with time, not just for me, but for everyone. I think it's an important book to read, and re-read.

If you haven't read this in 15 years or so (or ever), pick up ...more

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