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I read this because it was one of the top books of all time checked out at the New York public library. It was the only one of the top ten I hadn’t read so I decided I’d better read this classic. It’s a dystopian novel about a future society where the government wants full control, so they keep the people “happy”, but being constantly stimulated by noise and colors. They have multiple tv screens and headphones to keep them occupied so they won’t think or have time to socialize. Guy Montag is the
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"We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?"
Such a compelling book. I would have given it 5 stars but it was almost too figurative to the point of being hard to follow; there could be 7 or 8 metaphors on a single page. ...more
Such a compelling book. I would have given it 5 stars but it was almost too figurative to the point of being hard to follow; there could be 7 or 8 metaphors on a single page. ...more
So, the first third of the book was pretty good. Interesting, thought-provoking. The last half was a jumbled mess. The character made too many stupid mistakes, and the ending didn't resolve anything for me.
Mostly it was the character making stupid mistakes, though. The writing was fine. ...more
Mostly it was the character making stupid mistakes, though. The writing was fine. ...more
Dec 27, 2011
Kathee
marked it as to-read
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