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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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Jul 22, 2012 Bonnie Brandt rated it it was amazing

I just finished rereading this after first reading it as a teenager 20 something years ago. I was a little nervous because sometimes these reads don't hold up well over time.

I shouldn't have been. There's a reason it's a classic. I marveled through the book how imaginative it was and sometimes stunningly accurate. Here were so many little things that I'd forgotten like Clarissa, the hound, the "family".

I remembered the outrage I felt when I first read it. I was able to be a little more removed ...more

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Aug 25, 2014 Ellie 9218 rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Fahrenheit 451 is set in a futuristic city, where all books have been banned. The story centers around fireman Guy Montag, whose job is to seek out and burn books and set fires to houses that contain books, instead of putting them out. The plot follows Montag's journey /internal struggle about book censorship.

It was an interesting concept and thought provoking, but I found Ray Bradbury’s writing style SO confusing. The prose was very dull and for being such a short book, it was very long winded. ...more

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Jan 13, 2013 Crystal rated it it was ok

I remember liking this book a lot more when I was a teenager. But upon rereading it, although I still find the topic alluring, I just can't get into the style of writing as much. Nor can I relate to Montag as much as before. ...more

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