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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A modern classic that outdoes, in my book, the more famous 1984 when it comes to depicting future dystopian societies. Its subject matter, censorship, is much closer to heart than 1984's epic totalitarianism. (  )mohi | Jul 5, 2009 |  2   Jun09: Characters: Meh. The chick was cool, but not in the book much. The main people were rather depressing, but hey, it was supposed to be a dystopia. Style: Very very jumpy. Yea, crappy. Wasn't really the point though eh? Plot: Well, this was the whole point right? It seems cliche today, but I'm sure it was very fresh for it's day. A classic that I'd rather not revisit. (  )Isamoor | Jul 1, 2009 | Not a book about book censorship, but a book about how TV will rot your brain. This book falls somewhat short of its satirical mark based on this cranky lawn-loving neighbor's message. Then again, it was written in the course of a few days in one long, uninterrupted slurry (mercifully edited by his publishers, but now available utterly restored). Contains archetypes, misconceptions, and an author surrogate; but still works as an inspiring view of authority and power, and of the way people are always willing to deceive themselves. Unfortunately, Bradbury did not seem to recognize that reading has always been the province of a minority and that television would do little to kill it and much to provide entertainment for those who could never tackle books in the first place. For those of us who see and enjoy television as a completely separate medium and do not fall to the bread and circus of reality television and 'news' programs, there is little danger of us losing our love of books. I was raised on television and books, and am glad the eggs from which my knowledge hatched are not all from the same basket. (  )Terpsichoreus | Jun 9, 2009 | 2 This is a great book, but you have to let it hit you after you read it (happened in my case anyway). The beginning of the book scared me at first with the Python and venom reference. Pythons don't have venom. I'm training to be a venom extractor and I'm just throwing that out there. Ray should learn about his references before he uses them. Then he starts the book in the middle of the story with no back reference on the main character (which once you finish the book you will understand). The book became clever as a whole and the ending really came a tad bit unexpected. I thought it would go either of 2 ways and then they killed those theories and left me happy. Good book read it and learn. (  )wikiro | Jun 7, 2009 | A quick and vital read. If you haven't read this, go do it now. ( )plenilune | Jun 3, 2009 | 1 0.067 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0345342968, Mass Market Paperback)In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury's classic, frightening vision of the future, firemen don't put out fires--they start them in order to burn books. Bradbury's vividly painted society holds up the appearance of happiness as the highest goal--a place where trivial information is good, and knowledge and ideas are bad. Fire Captain Beatty explains it this way, "Give the people contests they win by remembering the words to more popular songs.... Don't give them slippery stuff like philosophy or sociology to tie things up with. That way lies melancholy."Guy Montag is a book-burning fireman undergoing a crisis of faith. His wife spends all day with her television "family," imploring Montag to work harder so that they can afford a fourth TV wall. Their dull, empty life sharply contrasts with that of his next-door neighbor Clarisse, a young girl thrilled by the ideas in books, and more interested in what she can see in the world around her than in the mindless chatter of the tube. When Clarisse disappears mysteriously, Montag is moved to make some changes, and starts hiding books in his home. Eventually, his wife turns him in, and he must answer the call to burn his secret cache of books. After fleeing to avoid arrest, Montag winds up joining an outlaw band of scholars who keep the contents of books in their heads, waiting for the time society will once again need the wisdom of literature. Bradbury--the author of more than 500 short stories, novels, plays, and poems, including The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man--is the winner of many awards, including the Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America. Readers ages 13 to 93 will be swept up in the harrowing suspense of Fahrenheit 451, and no doubt will join the hordes of Bradbury fans worldwide. --Neil Roseman (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:53 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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