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Fahrenheit 451
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Start date
September 1, 2012
Finish date
September 30, 2012
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Kara

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Stephanie
I am so glad I added this into my rotation of classics I am revisiting (or in some cases experiencing for the first time) this year. I read this during high school myself, but did not remember much of it. With everything that is thrust upon public educators and constantly being told we are not doing good enough, this book offers insight into what could happen to a society that stops learning and vilifies reading.

Tim Robbins narrated this edition and I think did a great bringing to life the char
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Charlotte
Jun 14, 2019 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
I don’t give many 5 stars. I couldn’t put this book down! Somehow I missed reading this during high school or college. All the better. So many metaphors. It was exhilarating and terrifying much like those other early dystopian novels, 1984 or handmaid’s tale.
Sharon
Nov 24, 2010 rated it it was ok
Deyara
Mar 25, 2011 marked it as to-read
Barbara
Apr 03, 2011 marked it as to-read
Katie Kenig
Aug 26, 2011 rated it really liked it
Kat
Oct 10, 2011 marked it as to-read
Tish Tish
Feb 03, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Coco Kimura
Feb 26, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fiction, dystopian
Allison
Mar 20, 2012 rated it really liked it
Soelo
Jul 31, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: audio, ebook
Dana Arbelaez
Nov 09, 2012 rated it really liked it
Ashley Fritch
Feb 23, 2013 marked it as to-read
Shelves: pausing
Anne
Aug 06, 2013 rated it really liked it
Ike
Jul 11, 2014 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Harper
Nov 07, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Stephanie
Sep 30, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Rhonda
May 24, 2016 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Judy
Jul 25, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Emma
Jul 12, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Emilie Swartz
Feb 22, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition