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Summary: Wow.--------------------------------------------------------
Review: First and foremost, I would like to say that this book was amazing. It opened my eyes to the future and made me vision life in its boring sleazy manner, as portrayed in Fahrenheit 451. As reading through the reviews, I realized that there was the group of readers that absolutely loved the book, and then there were the readers that couldn't care less. I, honestly, am apart of the first group. I was given a choice (yes, a CHOICE, people) to read ANY book I wanted for a project in school. Now, by a good friend's recommendation, I decided to read F451. I normally HATE ALL books that I read during a hard project (having to slave back and forth through the text) but this piece of work was my only exception. I actually enjoyed it. Doesn't that say enough? Ok, I admit that I did fall asleep ONCE during reading the book, but that was because I was TIRED. I didnt get enough sleep the previous night; that is all. Now I warn all of you book searchers. This is not the type of SCI-FI that is a feed off of StarWars. It doesn't have lasers, aliens, or people named Obi-Wan Kanobi. It is meerly an "EMOTIONAL" book, a book with "FEELING", a book with "VISION". So don't be expecting a visit with Darth Vader in this book. If you like books that make you think about our world, about our future, this is the book for you. It is not a book for alien invasion type SCI-FI lovers. And I want to leave everyone on one last thought: this book is a MUST read!!!
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Summary: Very thoughtful and attention-grabbing!
Review: OK... I absolutely love Ray Bradbury and every single one of his books! I read "The Illustrated Man" and "Something Wicked This Way Comes" and thoroughly enjoyed them both. "Fahrenheit 451" only bolsters my love for his books. First of all, his writing is CLEAR! It's none of this wordy, incomprehensible Charles Dickens or wimpy, disgustingly melodramatic James Herriot. Bradbury gets straight to the point without dilly-dallying and remains extremely entertaining throughout. When I say he's entertaining, I don't mean that this book is a comedy. Far from it. The censorship issues brought up by the book-burning is a very serious topic. However, Bradbury's masterful words make it truly enjoyable to read. I couldn't put it down until I was done. A must-read!
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Summary: Worth Reading
Review: Reading all these reviews it seems as though many people, and I dont mean to offend anyone, have become too preoccupied with the need for every book that is part of the sci-fi genre to adhere to some sort of science base and to have a plot that could conceivably happen. Literature and sci-fi in particular should be the exploration of ideas, encouraging some form of though amongst its readers. The situation create in the novel is perhaps not plausible, but it is merely an exagerrated form of our world today and what it may become more like. To think it ever could become so bare is indeed unlikely, but the need to be aware of the trend is there, hence the book is there.The plot too may be lacking, and I sometimes found the writers prose clunky and disjointed. This can be explained by the short period of time in which the book was written and the fact that in general it is written as such to convey the turmoil the central charcter is feeling when his entire world suddenly seems to lack any meaning or purpose. I would recommend this bok to anyone who can be bothered to think about a book as they read it. It is not the easily accesible thrillers that fill the bestseller lists, John Grisham et al, but it is abook that is both chilling in its prediction and thought provoking. The only criticism would be that the story may have worked better as a short-story and Ray Bradbury's proseis better suited to the shorter form. ps Anyone who found the book boring and the setting devoid of life and colour. Could that not have been deliberate. What if the world was really like that. How boring.
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Summary: This is a book you either love or hate
Review: I read this book because I was stuck in a library with nothing to do(but read, of course) I though it was one of the best philosiphy books I have ever read. I actually cried, which is kind of silly, but that's the way I feel about my freedom and my books. In a way this book is a horror story especially since society is turning in that direction. If you can get past all the abstract adjectives the reading is fairly quick. Enjoy this book, and keep an open mind. It is not politically correct!
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Summary: It's hard to comprehend but really makes you think.
Review: I had to read this book for a history class to get and idea of what world war II was like. At first I hated it but then I really got caught up in the plot.
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Summary: This book gave me a headache.
Review: The prose of this book confused me a great deal. That's why I had trouble understanding the plot. All of Ray Bradbury's books do that to me. And even though I'm only 13, I love to read. I read Watership Down in 1 day, and loved it. There's just something about Mr. Bradbury's writing style that makes his books hard to read. It's the language that confuses me. This book could have been good if the language had more clarity. It has an inventive, thought-provoking storyline. TV might actually be taking over our lives. It's true in the real world.
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Summary: Awful and boring
Review: It was one of the most boring books i have ever read in my life.Why everyone in this society is so narrow-minded.Mildred is the most stupid woman i have ever read for and beatty is one of the biggest liar.So i think Bradbury was probably drunk while he was writing this book.
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Summary: This book is amazing!!
Review: I am only 14, but I found this book great. Even though it was written a while ago, it relates to today. I loved how you could feel what Montag was doing, went against his job, but he had to know. I think it was perfect. In the conclusion, he said how people suggested he change the book meanwhile this very subject was mentionned in the book and started the whole idea of burning books!! Bravo Ray Bradbury!!
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Summary: Dark vision , tainted lite
Review: Being one of the first Anti- Utopian stories I've read, it was very formative on how I look at life. The facts that society can have it's way with us, and we sometimes miss what it did to us in the first place. Going along with the what everyone does , seems to be another point here, and that the ones that stick out, are the ones with open minds, and not set patterns. This book is crucial reading material...
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Summary: This book was an eye opener!
Review: The theory of censorship destroying the humanity we posess is an awesome idea. The technology used in the the book is amazing, considering that Bradbury wrote it in 1953. Yet I wonder why he didn't use computers in the story. . . If anyone has any ideas, please e-mail me. Anyway, at first I hated the fact that nothing had a definite conclusion. Also, you never know if the "book people's" goal was successful. What happens? Even before the book begins, there are several questions that remain unanswered. At first I hated this, but I enjoy the lack of conclusion now because of the oppurtunity to imagine. Overall, it was a great book, even for a 10th grader who hates most science fiction! P.S.--When exactly did it take place?
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