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Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

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Sep 22, 2010 Trisha rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Sep 01, 2012 Barbara 鈽� rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: challenge-books, classics, zz-cover-red, read-2012, dystopia

I don't understand the hype about this book. The writing is horribly disjointed and strange. It's like a stream of consciousness with no purpose. Montag is a one dimensional idiot and everyone else is worse than cardboard cutouts. WTF? I made the mistake of listening to this in the car and wanted to find the nearest cliff to drive off. Damn this was boring. Though I will admit that Part 3 had some action but Montag was still an ass. I understand the message of the book but there had to have been ...more

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Mar 27, 2009 Charlotte (Buried in Books) rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Imagine a world lived in fast forward - where everyone drives too fast, no-one walks anywhere and your family is something projected onto the walls of your "viewing parlour". The thing you dream about is being able to afford the "fourth wall" for that parlour, so you can be completely surrounded by that family.

A world where no-one really feels anything, where suicide is commonplace, where your stomach can be pumped at home and your blood can be completely replaced - to take away the darkness. Wh ...more

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Sep 30, 2009 Kate rated it liked it · review of another edition

Upon starting the review of this book, I should give a couple disclaimers. The first disclaimer is that I listened to this book via audio book. The second disclaimer is that when I listen to audio books, I sometimes find my mind drifting. Now on to the actual review.

This audio version was read by author, Ray Bradbury. While he might be a good author, his voice is rather monotone. I wish that I had had an actual paper copy of this book so that I could sort of follow along from time to time when I Upon starting the review of this book, I should give a couple disclaimers. The first disclaimer is that I listened to this book via audio book. The second disclaimer is that when I listen to audio books, I sometimes find my mind drifting. Now on to the actual review.

This audio version was read by author, Ray Bradbury. While he might be a good author, his voice is rather monotone. I wish that I had had an actual paper copy of this book so that I could sort of follow along from time to time when I let my mind drift. Sometimes I had to go and look at the sparknotes summary so that I could follow along better.

Now to the actual review of the story... As an avid reader, I cannot imagine what it would be like to have all books be illegal. I mean, I do love watching my tv shows, but to never be able to pick up a book and read? To never have known the joys of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. To have never met Katniss, Rue, or Peeta. To have never read Harry Potter, the Private series, or Lord help us, Twilight. The very thought of it is horrible. I love books. I love reading. I cannot imagine a world with none of it and with firemen who actually burn books.

And yet, when Bradbury discribed why books ceased to be, it made sense. Many times I find that our world is becoming entirely too P.C. to be safe. I could see how the world ended up where books ceased to be because minorities and special groups couldn't allow books without equal representation of their group, or a good representation of their group. There are so many opposing groups that it is impossible to please everyone. I mean, imagine if we lived in a world without the Bible. Whether you are religious or not, you are talking about a book that has been around for around 2000 years. No Bible, Koran, Book of Mormon, or any other book ever. That is crazy. I can't even really wrap my head around that idea.

Now, I love to read dystopian novels. I find reading about other peoples views of what the world would be like in a Utopia gone wrong is fascinating. And I thought that this one held so much potential. However, it was the main characters actions that led me to not like this book that much. I understand about wanting to read books, but I don't think their is ever an excuse for murder, whether it is freedom or anger or whatever, the taking of another's life is inexcusable.

My second feeling about this novel is that the ending sort of felt incomplete. I thought that there was more and I was missing a disk or two, but alas, it really was over.

Overall, I felt that the characters were a little two-dimensional and I could not be persuaded to care for them or their outcome. The ending felt incomplete and lacking. The concept was interesting, but it did not pan out as properly as it could have. I am glad to have read it, and I will probably re-read it some day (in paper form) but it is not high on my priority list.

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