Fahrenheit 451 CD

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Summary: Worth far more than the cost
Review: It saddens me to see that some people gave this masterpiece such bad reviews, but it also frightens me, for our present has become the future Bradbury wrote about in F451. I will admit that the book can be confusing, but I will argue that it is intentionally so, and any 'loose endings' Bradbury has left were left in to make you think about the possibilities. I absolutely adore this book, and am at a complete loss for words to express how much I admire the author for writing it.

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Summary: Best before: the age of 16
Review: I read most of Bradbury's books when I was a teenager, I read some of them again in my twenties, but it was "Fahrenheit 451" that I had to review in the literature section of my Ph. D. work on loneliness. Censorship certainly is the main theme, but another aspect of the book really touched my and might increasingly become critical for the 90s: I mean the feeling of being mentally isolated from a civilization that seeks nothing but distraction and variety - perfectly supplied by superficious media. Compared to this tendency, books might resemble dinosaurs, they require concentration, tranquility and a reader who is willing to think about the content. Every time I think of Guy Montag, I feel a little bit lonelier in this hasty culture. Unlike the end of the story, you shouldn't wait for collective self-destruction, from an individual point of view it will never be too late to re-discover the quality of slowliness in life, the taste of a conversation with somebody listening and understanding...

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Summary: Great book!
Review: I read this novel when I was in the 7th grade and found it wonderful. If you like sci-fi or just Bradbury than this will be a great book for you. I am only in 8th grade and recomend this to anyone with an imagination. I loved this book so much I am going to buy a copy of it.

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Summary: One of the greatest books ever write
Review: This book is one of the best I have ever read. The people who reviewed it poorly actually help show why its so important.Their comments about how they were forced to read agianst their wishs parell completely with the books theme. The books view that "books were banned because they made people think, when they didn't want to" is proved to be much more prevelant now that it was in the 1950's. If you love books, bradbury, and have the ability to think then this is a good book for you.

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Summary: Alright, but sort of weird
Review: Ray Bradbury's book, Fahrenheit 451 is actually a pretty good book. I read it in seventh grade and I recommend it to anyone who likes books. Fahrenheit 451 has a very captivating plot and is pretty well written, but at some parts it got extremely confusing, especially at the part when Guy Montag's wife took too much drugs or something like that. I read that part over 50 times and I still didn't get it until I had to asked my brother.

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Summary: A novel about fireman who are paid to set books ablaze
Review: This book was very interesting to read. This was my first time reading about the issue of censorship. I had recently wrote an essay about censorship and with the help of this book clearly made it easier for me to understand the issue better.

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Summary: A chilling premonition of the future
Review: I have previously read other book by Ray Bradbury, and it is true to say that I enjoyed this one the most. I don't really enjoy reading, but this book made me realize, maybe I should start. We were forced to read this book in school but, I didn't mind so much. This book really makes you thin of what the worls might become if we don't take action now. Technology will eventually get out of hand, and then we will need people like Granger to help us get our society out of the dilemma. I think everyone should read this book. Sure there are some boring parts where I found myslef falling asleep, but I recommend it to all ages.

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Summary: THIS BOOKS STINKS
Review: I didn't like this book it was way to confusing, i don't think teachers should make kids read this book it is definantly not a kids kinda book.

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Summary: great stuff
Review: I can't say enough about how good this book is. To you who were forced to read it or think it sucks or couldn't understand it: you closely resemble the believably insane characters, i.e. Mildred Montag, that Bradbury created to display how a lack of literature can create zombies! How could you not understand it? It was written in easy-to-understand language! How could you think it sucked? It combined thoughtful themes with a racy narrative. And so what if it had loopholes in it? Every story does, and these loopholes are not the point of the book anyway. Shame on you for your pointless whining about being forced to read it in school. Shame on you!!!

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Summary: Overrated. Only "half" as good.
Review: I thought this book was going to be great since it is always on the teachers' lists of recommended readings. But I felt the story went a bit slow for me. The first half of the book, was not very interesting and it was a little confusing. But in the second half of the book the story really picks up. I would only recommend this book to people who like science fiction.