Rating: 
Summary: An ok book
Review: It was very confusing at some parts. Overall it had a great plot. It is a better reading if you are older.
Rating: 
Summary: The best fiction book I have ever read
Review: I read this book two weeks ago and I am very happy for that. Very good one. I had a lot of thinking when reading it. If you can, read it. You wont be sorry. Believe me. Very ilogical, but interesting book. I don't believe that this future could be real, but who knows, the man is a strange bird...
Rating:
Summary: Fahrenheit 451: a thrilling revelation
Review: After reading this book several times, much is to be said. Fahrenheit 451 offers much more than a usual science fiction classic; it's incredible detail. Just by reading the first page, you will be captured. At points, I honestly could not put the book down, nor look away. The characters all differ so much, and a fine contrast is established between Montag and the Firemen within the first few chapters. Needless to say, Clarisse must be one of the most riveting, and unique characters of all time. This book is well worth the read. An easy 5 star.
Rating:
Summary: This is a very good and interesting book to read.
Review: The concept of burning books because they are outlawed is interesting. Bradbury presents a vivid picture of the reality his mind conjures. I enjoy reading this book a lot.
Rating: 
Summary: Read it only for school
Review: I had to read this book for school, and I really didn't like it. There were good parts, but there was a lot of wasted words in other parts. I was very surprised that some of the bad events were in great detail and the ok parts were not. I hated the bad parts because they were so disgusting to read. I am only 12 and I think this book is better for mature readers. This book had a great theme, but a lot of the not so important events could have been taken out. If you are a mature reader and like science fiction, you will probably like this book.
Rating:
Summary: Just to say....
Review: Hehehe. Oh you poor, poor liddle high schoolers who can't stand this book. I read it in 8th grade (last year) and I really liked it. Sure, it's a little hard to follow, but there's something there. Its insightful and intriguing. A real page turner. I think the only reason you guys are whining about it are cause you are being forced to read it and don't want to. Oh well, such is life. I read it cause I wanted to. You can whine and complain and trash on this book all you like, but I say its a very good peice of literature.
Rating:
Summary: A book for those who really want to read it.
Review: I read the imature reviews of the readers who hated the book. We must forgive them, they are in their teens and were forced to read it for school. Its only natural, in these circunstances, not identify with Montag and his passion for literature. Fahrenheit 451 is not difficult or boring. But it isnt a normal SF book (not that I have anything against the genre). Bradbury's books tend to have more to do with Lewis Carrol than Issac Asimov. To me it is really a tale that deals with the significance of books in life and society. But like the every great book, its real meaning will be different depending on the reader or the moment it was read. Its a book to stir you. The first time I read it, I got interested in philosophy and thought deeply about my own existence. For those who read it and didnt like it... try again next year!
Rating:
Summary: Ray Bradbury's Best
Review: I picked up an old paperback copy of this book at a flea market 8 years ago. I couldn't put it down. It's a quick and enjoyable read. Bradbury doesn't hit you with the message until he's ready. He prepares you for it with the main body of the story, and, in the last few pages he provides a biblical quote, from revelations, regarding what books are really for. The quote describes the tree of life and says "And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations." Quite a slam dunk ending that you won't get unless you're ready for it. True literature, he is saying, is to serve a higher consciousness and heal our world. And the tree of life is books, and the leaves on the tree are the pages in those books. This book changed the way I saw and understood things. It's amazing how one book can awaken your vision, and, in turn, awaken your understanding.
Rating:
Summary: I usually don't like this kind of book, but...
Review: I was standing in my local bookstore, which as usual didn't have what I was looking for, browsing the School Reading List shelves for a book I could get extra credit in English I for. I scanned over this book several times before I remembered a friend telling me that it was one of her favorite books. I also remembered a friend telling me not to waste my time. I decided to buy it to see what my opinion was. I was pretty sure I wouldn't like it because I am normally a fantasy reader and don't usually go for this kind of book. But when I got home with it I picked it up and it stayed permanently attached to my hand until I finished it. I was finished in two days (about two hours total reading time). I won't say I recommend this book for everybody. If you don't like to think, if you prefer to view everything as having a distinct happy ending, if you hate symbolism, if you are an extreme pacifist, or if you only read books that have absolutely no profanity in them, this is DEFINITELY not the book for you. Anyone else should read this book at least once. And I mean the whole book. Don't give up on the first ten pages. Oh, and just so you know, I am not some highly educated professor typing this from a computer in her office. I am an ordinary high school freshman.
Rating:
Summary: This book is a must for society
Review: This book was not about neccesarily; the future. But it was about the society we live in today, and how actually close we really are to this horrific view of the future: where firemen are sent to burn books. The things Guy Montag went through, were just horrible, and the war was out of control. The hobos; or outcasts from society; were a great addition. The reason for their outcast, one might wonder: books. Montag realized this when that woman killed herself. I treasure books, and the thought of this ever happening blows my mind. Try this book!
|
