Fahrenheit 451 question

Amy's list above, or below-I don't know which way these posts go, is good. I would also suggest Mockingbird by Walter Tevis; it is often overlooked, but it is one of my favorites.

The Chrysalids by John Wyndham is a good one to look out for. It was written around the same time as Fahrenheit 451 and although it is not exactly the same it has a similar flavor.

Really, any book in the dystopian genre would be similar - The Hunger Games, Divergent, Player Piano by Vonnegut, Brave New World, 1984, etc.

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Anything after 2000 will be not as good. It will be more light, and might be the same idea from an old book (happened to me a just a third time this year.)

We - started the whole dystopia thing and is very good

The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia

It is about other planets but it is similar in many ways

I think "Brave New World" would be most similar, in a way of how shallow entertainment replaces more meaningfull substances.

But please try Little Brother

It's written after 2000, but it's still serious and meaningfull. Also, it's young adult. But it's good stuff, not some hollywoodish crap.

Blind Faith by Ben Elton is very similar in subject matter - it was what I thought of most when reading Fahrenheit 451 - although it's more satirical.

I agree with Amy above. Just about any Dystopian book will have a similar feel to it. I love these types of books due to their narratives on society.

Authors and Books:

Kurt Vonnegut: Slapstick or Lonesome No More!,Player Piano, Cat’s Cradle,

H.G. Wells: The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau

Aldous Huxley: Brave New World

Suzanne Collins: The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset

Orson Scott Card: The Worthing Saga, Ender's Game

George Orwell: Animal Farm & 1984

Henry Baum: The American Book of the Dead

Douglas Preston: Blasphemy

Larry Niven: The Mote in God's Eye, The Gripping Hand, Lucifer's Hammer

Though I know most on this list are repeats, these are all books that I would in some way associate with "Fahrenheit 451". Albeit, some of the books on here may be a bit further of a stretch, but I have enjoyed them and would recommend for anyone interested in a dystopian-esque read.

1984 - George Orwell!

1984 a good place to start - different sorts of media controls (propaganda vs the burning) but the definite govt controls.

but yeah you're looking at a whole repertoire of speculative fiction - a lot built on the paranoia of MacCarthyism (the Second Red Scare) sent into the future

I would simply try more Ray Bradbury, If it's the writing style and tone you're looking for. I know that I went into Dandelion WIne straight after Fahrenheit 45. If it's the plot line you like, plenty of people on this thread gave great suggestions.

... Well, a really good one and similar Brave New World.

Or maybe George Orwell's Animal Farm. 1984 isn't as good as Animal Farm and pretty much is the same.