From the Bookshelf of class of 2014…

[close] Fahrenheit 451 depicts a near-future America where books are outlawed and the population is placated with cheap, shallow entertainment. The book involves various sorts of violence such as the burning of a live man, a woman's attempted suicide, and a dog who kills a man. However, despite the cruelty this novel contains, it is an intellectual and educational read.It is at first deceptively simple, but as one continues on, can extract new, more in-depth meanings laced in every chapter.
Bradbury’s influential and expressive writing combines with eerie insight into the possibility of new technologies to create a book that continues to have an immense impact on current literature and discussions thereof.
It has earned a well-deserved spot on my mental "favorite dystopian novels" list and in my heart. I urge anyone in search of a good, meaningful trip of a book to read it.