Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury - Restarting August 1st 2020

[Petuli]

We are going to read this book with Isaboe, feel free to join us :)

[Petuli]

20 % in (view spoiler)[Clarissa is so interesting... fresh wind to the world. I was wondering - Did Montag's wife forget that she had taken the pills or did she try to commit suicide? (hide spoiler)]

[Petuli]

40 % in (view spoiler)[The communication between Mildred and Montag is so absurd! And Montag saving the book! Yay! (hide spoiler)]

[Petuli]

60 % (view spoiler)[ I like how Mortag thinks about things, I cannot imagine living in such a world... But again, the conversation between characters is sooo absurd! (hide spoiler)]

[Petuli]

80 % (view spoiler)[ burning your own house must be horrible! I cannot imagine doing that... (hide spoiler)]

[Petuli]

Finished (view spoiler)[ I loooved the phoenix metaphor... I enjoyed the book quite a lot for a classic (hide spoiler)]

[Shav]

Can the thread date be changed to February 24th?

[Shav]

The terrifyingly prophetic novel of a post-literate future.

Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department, armed with a lethal hypodermic, escorted by helicopters, is ready to track down those dissidents who defy society to preserve and read books.

The classic dystopian novel of a post-literate future, Fahrenheit 451 stands alongside Orwell’s 1984 and Huxley’s Brave New World as a prophetic account of Western civilization’s enslavement by the media, drugs and conformity.

Bradbury’s powerful and poetic prose combines with uncanny insight into the potential of technology to create a novel which, decades on from first publication, still has the power to dazzle and shock.

Heather, Filipe and I are buddy reading this on Febuary 24th. Feel free to join.

[Filipe]

Thanks!

[Filipe]

I've started it! More than halfway through.
Really interesting and diferent premise along with some beautifal quotes that make you think.

[Shav]

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(view spoiler)[How odd that his wife tried to commit suicide and won't admit it. Did she suddenly forget? Or did someone try to make it look like suicide? I also wonder where Clarisse disappearded off to. I really hope nothing awful has happened to her. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

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Reading from the 31st of January 2018

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[Dr. Andy]

25% (view spoiler)[ I'm kinda confused rn. Is Montag hiding any other books in his house? Is that why the beast/dog thing doesn't like him? Also his wife is weird and I think she tried to commit suicide by taking all her sleeping pills. I'm sad Clarisse disappeared/is dead because I liked her. She was funny even if she was insane. And I liked the effect she had on Montag. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

50% (view spoiler)[ So now Montag wants to save books?? This is all very confusing and the plot seems to be lacking fluidity for me. I feel like this book jumps around a lot. And this world seems bleak, no one is happy and that just sounds miserable. Mildred is weird and how the hell have Faber and Montag combined?? Makes no freaking sense! (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

75% (view spoiler)[ Wow damn Montag freaking killed the Captain and his fellow firemen! That was insane! I didn't really like the Captain so it's basically karma. But now that Montag is on the run where will he go???? (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Finished (view spoiler)[ Okay I could not hear a single thing on the majority of my bus ride home so I just had to reread it from the physical. I don't understand the war part, WHAT WAR?? I had no idea there was a war and now I feel very confused ugh. I liked Granger and thought he had a good idea about how to save the books. Hopefully they'll also come up with a better plan to tell society to shove it because books are the best. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

20%: (view spoiler)[Pretty interesting so far. Clarisse is obviously crazy but I kind of like her. I also kind of feel bad for Montag because of his living situation and his wife. ALSO, raindrops should never be compared to wine. Wine > Raindrops. Forever and always. (hide spoiler)]
40%: (view spoiler)[Where the hell is Clarisse - I really hope what Mildred thinks didn't happen!! Also, I totally understand why Montag feels sick with guilt about the old lady. I don't really understand why they are burning books to begin with because when you think of firemen they are there to put out the fire - not start it. Still pretty interesting though. (hide spoiler)]
60%: (view spoiler)[Oh my god - him ripping the pages out of the bible kind of broke my heart. Maybe it's the catholic in me or something but oh lord.. that one hurt. AND I DON'T EVEN READ THE BIBLE. (hide spoiler)]
80%: (view spoiler)[HOLY CRAP! Did that really happen? Did he really light his boss on fire? I mean he was an asshole and I would probably think about doing such a thing BUT would never act on it. My mind is blown right now. (hide spoiler)]
100%: (view spoiler)[I loved the phoenix metaphor because it reminds me of Harry freaking Potter! Anything that reminds me of HP is a great book in my eyes. I also like that he felt bad for his wife but also noticed that something was wrong about their relationship since he doesn't feel sad or miss her since he left. Props to him. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Alaina wrote: "20%: [spoilers removed]
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You should find the interviews with Ray Bradbury they were really interesting and he explains how he came up with the idea. I felt like everything made sense after that.

[Alaina]

Oooo I’ll look into that tomorrow!!

[Dr. Andy]

:D

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date changed. Restarting October 17th 2018. Happy Reading ☺

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[Lee]

25% (view spoiler)[ I really liked Clarisse and am sad that she's more than likely been murdered. I don't care for Montag's wife. They really don't seem like they are in love and she's just... I don't know if I have words for her. (hide spoiler)]
50% (view spoiler)[ Yesssss. Clarisse got Montag to think more about books and why they are being destroyed. This is going to be interesting I feel like now. Or rather more interesting. I'm pretty involved already. (hide spoiler)]
75% (view spoiler)[ HE BURNED THE FIRE CHIEF. OH MY GOSH. (hide spoiler)]
100% (view spoiler)[ I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was incredibly interesting to see this world that Bradbury has created and his writing was excellent! I'll probably try and find some of the media from this now because I'm very curious to see how this has been adapted from page to screen. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date changed. Restarting April 17th 2019. Happy Reading ☺

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Date changed. Restarting June 17th 2019. Happy Reading ☺

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[Jill]

(view spoiler)[ Weird dystopia where firefighters start fires, people drive too fast, and books are banned. Montag saves some in his house. He's the rebel who thinks outside of the box in this narrative. His wife is odd and tried to commit suicide. There's a crazy lady threatening to burn herself and her books with everyone inside. This book is bizarre so far.. (hide spoiler)]
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[Jill]

(view spoiler)[Beatty told Montag its normal to feel curious about books and that he can hold on to a book to let go of the urge. But Montag is taking it further and thinking about the messages and meaning behind books. The wife is still an airhead about the whole thing, but Montag confides in an old english professor who still has books. I have a feeling Montag will get caught though.. (hide spoiler)]
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[Jill]

(view spoiler)[Montag's house was on fire and he lit up Beatty with it to save himself and Faber. He actually liked Beatty and is feeling guilty. Now he's on the run.. (hide spoiler)]
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[Jill]

(view spoiler)[Montag gets away and finds this other society of people that admire and memorize books. They are set on spreading their mission and ending the war. And then the war ends?

This book wasn't for me, but glad I read this classic (hide spoiler)]
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[Starr]

i just started reading Fahrenheit 451. Montag just met Clarisse, a seventeen girl with a very thought full young lady, then found that his wife had over doses on sleeping pills.
Just on page 20.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date changed. Restarting August 1st 2020. Happy Reading ☺

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[Aaron]

Hi. Please could I join this.

[Josephine]

of course! 😁

[Laura]

Aaron wrote: "Hi. Please could I join this."
Welcome! The more reading buddies, the better!

[Laura]

I read this book when I was much, much younger (like 8-10) so I look forward to reading it again!

[Laura]

13% (view spoiler)[ I love the concept of this book! The idea that people are glued to their screens and supposedly very happy, yet very suicidal. I love Clarisse! It is so twisted that she is considered insane because she actually thinks and questions things. I like how she is the person to awaken Montag from the brainwashing. Just saying, the Hound is fairly creepy! (hide spoiler)]

[Laura]

38% (view spoiler)[ Love the fact that everyone knows so much information but never uses that information to actually think. (hide spoiler)]

[Laura]

66% (view spoiler)[ I bet it is Montag's house! (hide spoiler)]

[Aaron]

Laura wrote: "13% [spoilers removed]"

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(view spoiler)[ it is an interesting concept. Despite the fact it’s an old book, it still feels like a potential future for this world. I’m glad I waited until now to read this book. If I read it when I was younger I don’t think I would’ve understood what’s happening. (hide spoiler)]

[Laura]

Aaron wrote: "Laura wrote: "13% [spoilers removed]"

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(view spoiler)[ It is definitely still relevant despite being older. I could so see society being controlled through not television but social media. (hide spoiler)]

[Laura]

73% (view spoiler)[ Montag actually killed the Captain. I was not expecting that! Yup, the Hound is damn creepy! Glad he killed it. I am definitley curious what will happen to Montag now. He has no books, wife or house, plus he just murdered someone. I guess he will go to Faber. (hide spoiler)]

[Laura]

Finished: (view spoiler)[ This was a stunning book! And I just have to say I love it so much more than 1984, not that this is a comparison. The message of the story was so incredibly important. I love that the men carry the books in their heads. The destruction of the cities is quite a happy ending. Now, they can rebuild society! (hide spoiler)]

[Aaron]

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(view spoiler)[ this book is going pretty fast. I want to find out more about what happened to Clarisse. I would hate to live in that world. Everything seems so boring. (hide spoiler)]

[Aaron]

Laura wrote: "73% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ Faber is probably the only person he can go to now. I didn’t think Montag would actually kill the captain. I guess not having anything to care about would be enough to push most people into doing things that aren’t right. (hide spoiler)]

[Laura]

Aaron wrote: "50%
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Aaron wrote: "Laura wrote: "73% [spoilers removed]"

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(view spoiler)[ Yeah, it was really fast-paced. I did like it that way, though. I don't think it needed to be an longer. (hide spoiler)]

[Josephine]

Unfortunately I’m not sure if I’ll be able to get to this at the moment! :(
I may be able to read it later this month.

[Laura]

josie wrote: "Unfortunately I’m not sure if I’ll be able to get to this at the moment! :(
I may be able to read it later this month."

That's fine!

[Aaron]

Laura wrote: "Finished: [spoilers removed]"

Done
(view spoiler)[ I really liked the ending. This book didn’t go the way I expected it to but it was pretty powerful. The Phoenix metaphor was perfect. I found this concept pretty interesting from the start but I couldn’t get into it straight away. I’m glad I pushed through the first part. (hide spoiler)]