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Fahrenheit 451
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Bradbury tribute June 6, 2012

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B. P. Rinehart
I've had this book almost two years and was putting it off until I cleared more of my official current reads but given the news of the author's death I hurried to read the book before every so-called scholar in the known world (and I guess Mars in Bradbury's case) were able to solidify the books "official" meaning and legacy (something not even RB himself was ever able to do).

Well I must say given its short length I was impressed that it could make profound and very timeless points and can see
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Laura
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Wonderful book! Really thought provoking. Powerful prose. And as a side note, while I generally like e-books, I can definitely see that for this book, reading a paper copy probably adds to the experience! (It's not available as an e-book.) ...more
Roos
True to this day on. Without books and individual thought we wouldn't achieve anything. We would simply put, be nothing. ...more
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