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Summary: An Author's Opinion
Review: I have conflicting feelings for this book. I appreciate the disturbing, yet very real, idea brought to light in this story: what if books really were burned, and that was normal? What if the majority of society was just a slew of brain-washed followers? Those themes, among others, in this book are important to consider, in my opinion. I, for one, cherished books and the freedom to own them more after having read this book. Unfortuantely, I didn't really enjoy the actual reading of this novel. The writing seemed, if not flat, then more devoid of emotion than it ought to have been. I like writing to be descriptive and fulfilling, while still understandable. Bradbury's writing is, at times, flowery past my point of immediate comprehension, and at other times, not quite creative enough. There are certain lines in this book that didn't read quite right, and some ideas I didn't think were adequately explained. The mechanical dog- interesting idea, vague deliverance. The 'family' was interesting as well, though I don't think that Bradbury explored it enough. This novel's main flaw was, in the most extreme sense, flat writing. My opinion might be more biased because of a rather severe project I had to do on the book after having read it, which deflated my liking for it a bit, but I hope I've been as objective as possible. I'd recommend reading this book, as it is a fine piece of easy-to-read literature and a fascinating look into the future of books, though don't expect for a masterpiece on your hand. The writing could definately have been better filled out.
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Summary: this is a super book
Review: this book is so great it makes me want to read more, it inspired me to read because its about about not being able to read books and fighting for the right to do so
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Summary: More than just sensorship...
Review: The lessons learned from good authors are timeless. Reading this book today one wonders how a writer 50 years ago could have so much insight into the society we live in today.Yes its about censorship, but its also about today's media and advertising culture. People are fed the news and told what opinion they should have about it... why bother thinking yourself? The parts of the book about television and how the media ties into law enforcement are chilling, in light of the new "Amber Alerts" adopted across the country. Good books make you think about your world, and this one makes you wonder how Bradbury could have known. The afterward (or coda) was priceless, and its comments on censorship and "editing" are far more frightening than people showing up to burn your books. "I will not go gently onto a shelf, degutted, to become a non-book."
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Summary: A Must-Read for any Bibliophile....
Review: In an age where most authors write tomes of 400+ pages, this classic by Bradbury says more about humanity, freedom, and the risk of opression from the state (and society) than just about any other book ever written. For anyone who loves books, this is a must-read. Even if you don't consider yourself a "science fiction" fan, this book is an essential - like _Brave New World_, _1984_ etc that should be read by any biliophile. And the story is exciting and entertaining enough that it more than earns its place among the truly classic literature of any time.
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Summary: takes a wrong turn
Review: fahrenheit 451 starts off well, but definately doesnt end that way. besides the fact the some characters seem unreal and are impossible to relate to, at one point in the book montag and his friend have an incredibly insightful talk and end it in an idiotic plan, but i won't go into that too much. the end is boring and close to impossible to get through. read it, but be prepared.
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Summary: One of the greatest of all time
Review: This is one of my favorite books of all time. It's a really amazing story of how the world could be one day if we are all corrupted by the government
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Summary: The book of Irony
Review: In this book i found it very interesting how the book just progresses through every thing in an instant im a matter of a snap of the fingers and nothing else in the story matters but Guy Montag himself. For example there would be a girl and she would just com into play but then the auther just kills her off and the ending i found was just a stop to leave you wonder what would happen if the auther finished it off. Overall this book was very good as the story goes on you get into it and why write a book about burnning books? :)
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Summary: Fahrenheit 451 Review
Review: I liked the book Fahrenheit 451. This book takes place in a futuristic American city. In the book, the main character, Guy Montag, works for a fire station. But instead of putting out fires, they start them. The book is about this group of firemen who find people that own books, go to their house, and burn them. Guys wife, Mildred, is a completely opposite character. She is a woman with absolutly no life at all, she prefers to watch tv in their parlor room all day, and listen to the radio in her "seeshell radio", that is attached to her ear. Mildred seems to be a completely empty person, and doesnt even realize it when she tries to commit suicide. Beatty, Montags fire chief, is the leader of this group that burn books. As he notices that Guy is starting to realize what books have to offer, Beatty gets more and more curious as to what Guy is really doing on his days off. These two turn out to be enemies towards the end of the book, because of Guys new love of books. In the beginning of the book, Guy meets a seventeen year old girl, named Clarise. Clarise is a different kind of girl for her age in this society. She is more in touch with herself and nature and the people around her. Everyone in this society is completely opposite of that, and consider Clarise an outsider. A few days after Guy meets Clarise, she is killed by a speeding car. When Guys love for books exceeds his passion to burn them, Guy sees an old english professor for help. When Beatty finds out what Guy is up to, he sends the fire department to Guys house. Beatty forces Guy to burn his own house down because of having the books, then places Guy under arrest. Guy takes the flamethrower and burns Beatty to ashes, and knocks out the rest of the members of the fire department. His last obsticle is the Mechanical Hound, which is a machine set to find people that have escaped from the police and fire department. Before Beatty was killed, he had set the hound to find Guy. After Guy is done with the fire department, the Hound finds Guy. The Hound leaps at Guy and injects anesthetic into Guys leg, to get him to stop running. Guy manages to burn the hound and get away. Guy meets a group of people like himself, runaways from the city who enjoy books. The point of this book I think is a possibility of what computers might do to civilization. With the ever expanding computer technololgy we have, books are starting to phase themselves out. They portrayed this in the book by saying that books were written to offend people and had to be rid of. This was a good yet different interpretation of what the future of our society can become.
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Summary: Fahrenheit 451
Review: Ray Bradbury combines controversy with a touch of suspense in his novel Fahrenheit 451. In the future where "firemen" burn books and the houses they are in, the conflict between rescuing the past and burning it comes to life. Guy Montag, a "fireman," struggles with his everyday life of burning books, and the life that the next-door neighbor, seventeen-year-old Clarisse, introduces into his mind. Captain Beatty, the fire chief, tries to convince Montag that the life of burning books is the only way to go, that is until Montag meets another "book saver", a retired college professor, who helps him decide what is right. Bradbury's conflicts between wrong and right are those that have been handed down over generations and will be for generations to come. Morals take over in this battle of instinct and actuality, as Montag joins a group to try and save the books of the world. From adventurous chases to confidential meetings, this book will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.
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Summary: Boring, boring, boring
Review: I struggled through this book. If I hadn't had to read it for school, I would have dropped it immediately. The story is dark and unhappy, and the writing style is so flat and boring. It seems as though the author is trying to use big flowery words and stuff, but it doesn't work at all. This is a horrible book.
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