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Summary: Frightful awakening
Review: This book is scary when you read it. It opened my eyes as to what is slowly starting to happen to our society. Bradbury may have written this around mid-century, but he is closer to predicting the future than any author I have read works by.
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Summary: Exciting, intriguing, and classic
Review: This book, as many of Bradbury's, is incredibly interesting. With symbolism and strangeness Bradbury depicts the future as it would be without books. Not only is this novel an amazing tale the first time it is read, but it contains the same excitement and wonder many times thereafter.
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Summary: Strangely real. Scarily true.
Review: Ray Bradbury's novel is about censorship and how a single thought can change your whole life. The main character, Guy Montag is a fireman of the future--paid to set books ablaze. In the beginning, he finds comfort in this. Then he begins to question authority and the sensless laws set forth by a faceless government. From beginning to end, this story is a thrill ride, cover to cover. Mr. Bradbury has you guessing. His characters are so unique, and at the same time, truly everyday people. This book is truly enjoyable. Younger readers will not get the symbolism; however, older readers will see just how close we probably are to this virtual insanity of lies and deception. In the end I was left wondering, "Who saw that books were so harmful?" Was it one man or the whole nation, slowly evolving from our current lawsuit happy world, to this insane world of deception? I just have to wonder. I would recommend this to teachers. For the student's sake, it is a fairly short story but there is a lot that can be done with it. I would reccomend this to students, except that they will probably have to read it some day for school.
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Summary: Different from anything I've ever read, or ever will.
Review: Wow! I just finished this book for my 8th grade reading class two days ago. It was the wierdest book I've ever read, yet in an awesome way. The things Bradbury talks about in this book that should come as a shock are almost prophetic. I'm not suggesting that our world will come to the point of men burning books for a living any time soon, but it's kindof scary to think about the glimpses of some of these things (ex. TV "families") that we are already beginning to see. I think that we should take this book as a warning not to let ourselves be so worried about being happy that we let ourselves be trapped in the kind of world Bradbury illustrates. This was an awesome book.
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Summary: Unreal, yet real in every way.
Review: As a gifted student I deal with things relating to this book all the time. I have found that the school systems, in order to please everyone, find a way to mask stupidity and praise every child meaninglessly. In Farenheit 451 the lack of books is like the school system's mindless praise. There is nothing that displeases anyone. I find this classic novel a shockingly truthful account of the not-too-distant future. A must read book for anyone.
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Summary: This Book is one of the best I've read.
Review: This book is really good because it offers a different perspective on life. Some of the things in the book are coming true already. For example as soon as my sister comes home from school she turns on the TV and watches talk shows and soap operas.
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Summary: A fascinating book about the future of free speech!!
Review: This book was wonderful. Fahrenheit 451 is an great testiment to, not only the writing ability of Ray Bradbury, but also his ability to write in the future. It is an exemplary piece about the consequences of living without free speech and free thought. It's a creepy book that easily mimics our future society if we are suppressed. Absolutely fascinating. A philosophical and an exciting read!!
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Summary: Truthfulness for yesterday, today, and tomorrow
Review: As an English teacher who uses this novel in a high school class I may be accused of being biased but this novel is one of the most chilling and prophetic novels ever written.I will agree with some readers that Bradbury's writing style may be lacking but should readers choose to focus on the minor details instead of considering the themes which he addresses then they are sorely missing out on a wonderful experience. With each new reading of this novel, I discover new aspects and facets which mirrors our society in this country and throughout the world. Analyze the novel while looking deep into the problems of our country alone and a reader cannot help but be moved. This book isn't crying to save all books. It goes far beyond that. It examines the power that people have in shaping their culture, their future and their history. What is freedom and at what price do we preserve every single person's individual rights? Is the power in the society, or the individual? Thank you Mr. Bradbury for providing us with such a wonderful tale.
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Summary: A bone-chilling man turns into a heart-warming one.
Review: I read Fahrenheit 451 in my English class, and the class is still reading it. I'm one of the few in my grade who understood it, but I'm not sure why. I thought it was a never-put-down novel, because Montag starts out loving to burn books, then a young girl (Clarisse, 17) sets him straight. He realizes all the work that has been done for the books to be written, so he starts working against the firemen, who burn the books. He gets caught with books, and his house is burnt. He is considered a fugitive, and at the end of the novel, there is a very exiting chase, to the death.
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Summary: Negative utopia in which books are burnt to achive happiness
Review: If you are younger than 16 this book is much more enjoyable when read as a group and commented for any doubts. Ray Bradbury leaves his message clear about what can happen if people keep censoring books because of upset minorities.
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