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Fahrenheit 451
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#7 on NPR's Top 100 SF/F novels of all time (2011 poll) http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/1390858...
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Ricardo Mota
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A escrita de Bradbury nem sempre é fácil de seguir, perdendo-se ele em vários devaneios que, sendo assumidos e até agradáveis, não deixam de, por vezes, transformar o desenrolar da acção numa pista de obstáculos lamacenta.

Ainda assim, a ideia, o conceito e a história são geniais. A visão distópica de 1984 encontra aqui um excelente paralelo e complemento. Uma sociedade empacotada de terreno estéril para a inteligência e para a emoção.

Queimar livros, aniquilar o conhecimento e tudo o que sejam as
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Jourdan Cameron
I loved Fahrenheit 451 because it was a book about burning books that was far more than a book about burning books. F451 is a book about the true cost of the loss of culture- it can be burned books or banned films or the unsubtle self-imposed censorship of an idea- regrettably, this book isn't particularly "fresh" in my mind, and it's been a while since I've read it.

What I can remember, however, is that besides a great message, F451 featured great characters and a very interesting world. The mai
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