Fahrenheit 451

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Summary: Fahrenheit 451
Review: We thought this book was a good one, but it started out to be slow and confusing. It is about a person name Guy Montag and he is a firefighter that burns books. He is starting to find out that it is not a good job, and he wants to quiet. This is all i can say because if I tell you any more it will give the book away. I can tell you that this is a science-fiction book, and it involves a different society. This is what makes the book so great.
In conclusion, this is a good book, and even though it is hard to read in the begining, it gets much better.\
Thanks for reading this.

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Summary: Burning on the mind
Review: Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, a thought-provoking book about censorship centered around book burning, seemed to get off to a slow start by following the life of the main character, Guy Montag, a firefighter who does not put out fires, but rather burns books for a living. Some of the descriptions given at the beginning of the book were confusing at first, like those of the parlor walls, which really turned out to be futuristic video screens, and the mechanical hound, a robot which is used to track and kill people by the chemical scents they leave behind. However, as I got into the book more, I felt that the almost boring way Bradbury wrote the introduction helps give the reader a sense of what Montag's life was normally like, and allows the reader to see the vastness of the changes he encounters in his lifestyle.
I also felt that as the plot thickened, Bradbury did an excellent job of giving Guy human qualities, such as making him impulsive and sometimes hot-tempered, and showing how he strove to do what he thought was right. His interactions with other characters are very real, especially those with his boss, Beatty. When Montag starts to regret burning books, and starts to perceive that there is more to the books he burns for a living than he and most other people believe, Beatty senses Montag's change in emotion, and does his best to set him straight, telling him that books are only filled with useless thoughts and people and places created by writers that are long gone. This is the main conflict that leads to the rising action of the novel. Montag is told that books are bad, and thus by human nature becomes even more interested in them. However, the conflict is greater than this, as it is not just Montag versus Beatty. Besides also trying to get his ditsy wife interested in books, Montag faces an internal battle with himself. He has to weigh the consequences of getting caught with books with the rewards of what he could possibly gain by reading. I especially appreciated the effort Bradbury went through to bring the feelings and emotions Montag goes experiences to the reader by his word choice, and the way he showed the reader how Montag was playing a sort of tug-of-war in his mind.
I think Bradbury did a good job surprising the reader whenever possible, such as with Montag's actions. Just when you begin to think that you might see how Guy will act in a situation, Bradbury twists the outcome, keeping you on the edge of your seat in some cases, or at least wondering what will happen next. Such is the case with Faber; a man Montag becomes friends with who also has interests in the forbidden world of books. Just as Bradbury leads the reader to believe that Faber will be somewhat in control of how Guy responds to the remarks of his boss Beatty, Montag leaves Faber in the dust, taking matters into his own hands and acting on impulse.
Bradbury uses a serious tone throughout the novel, which helps to bring forth the importance of the subject at hand. I liked the serous way in which Bradbury presents the world Montag lives in, a world without books or leisure reading material. This made me question what I would do if I were in Montag's situation, even though in this day and age it is quite unlikely that books would suddenly be totally banned. It really got me thinking about censorship in general, and how at times in the past we made steps toward making Montag's world a reality by banning books from libraries and bookstores. On the other hand, in brought to light the fact that the bans placed on many books were lifted after such acts were declared unconstitutional, which somewhat renewed my faith in the ability of our government and society to recognize and correct some of its mistakes.
The novel is still thought provoking, however, because no matter what kind of society we live in today, we can all imagine living in one that is totally different, one we do not feel comfortable in, one that we let our imaginations run wild in creating it, making it painful to think about let alone live in. I enjoyed how the novel made me realize how many freedoms we have nowadays, and how they can easily be taken away.
Without spoiling the ending, I just want to say that I thought it was very fitting. As Granger says near the end of the novel, "You're not important. You're not anything." Montag and his group would have appeared to be insignificant to any unsuspecting stranger, even though they were the keys to a vast world of knowledge, one they hope someday the world will get to experience again.
Though I do think that Ray Bradbury did a very good job of writing Fahrenheit 451, I feel that it has a few weaknesses. First would have to be a shortness of description, especially at the beginning of the novel when the reader is trying to form an image of the world Montag lives in. His short initial description of things such as the parlor walls and the mechanical hound left me somewhat confused about what they really had to do with the novel. Another case of confusion occurred with the mechanical snake that was used to empty Montag's wife's stomach and change her blood while she was sleeping after Montag found out that his wife, Mildred, had swallowed some thirty sleeping pills. It is not so confusing how this event happens but rather why it happens, and it does not seem to be important later in the story.
Despite some weaknesses, the main point of Fahrenheit 451 is clear, and makes the book a definite "must-read."

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Summary: This Book Is A Scorcher
Review: This book follows the same outline of the great novel "1984" by George Orwell. This book deals mainly with the threat that censorship poses on a nation. Guy Montag, a fireman, has never had a problem going along with the norm until he meets a young girl who changes his perspective on life. He then begins to question why he burns books which leads him into trouble with his boss Fire Chief Beatty. There are many important lessons that one can draw from this book but mainly the idea that books never die and that they live on in people's hearts and minds as long as there lessons are remembered. This book can teach young people to appreciate the importance of books, a must read.

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Summary: A must read
Review: This novel of the dangers of a world without books is extremely insightful. It follows the story of Guy Montag, a firefighter who starts fires. Burning books is his true joy until a young girl and a professor show him the true light. Althought it is a relatively easy read, it is thought provoking and enjoyable. The tale warns of editing and being afraid of stepping on others toes. This book speaks out and is not one that can be kept silent. Its powerful words tend to remain even after the last lines have been read. This is a must read for all, and a novel that will be savored until the very last words.

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Summary: Among the Best Ever
Review: Brilliant. If you have not read this book, read it. If you can only read one book your entire life, make it this one. It is the masterpeice of the modern era from the man I would consider its finest writer.

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Summary: From a Teenager's Point-of-View...
Review: I first read Ray Bradbury in my literature book, in English class. I was instantly hooked. His writing has a simplicity to it, but at the same time, an amazing profoundness. I immediately went out to the bookstore and bought a book of his short stories--then another, and finally, I read Fahrenheit 451. His style is constant--his use of metaphors has more of an impact than any other author I've ever read. He has a rare ability to deviate from the regular stereotypes of the future, making the settings as believable as if they were set in the present time.

I immensely enjoyed this. It really conveyed the image of what a world would be like without books--lacking substance and meaning; having pleasure at violence and taking for granted what they had. Mr. Bradbury never ceases to amaze me. The character, Montag, was a perfect balance of the influences society had impacted him, and his own emerging understanding of reality.

I'm greatly inspired by this, and I hope to mature enough to write something of as much quality as Fahrenheit 451.

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Summary: Farenheit 451
Review: Farenheit 451 is considered by many a highly acclaimed novel that remarkably illustrates the corruptive paths that our future may hold in store for us because of the effects of censorship. It drasticly emphasizes ceonsorship and the devestating impact that can take place from it. Some people believe that censorship has advantages in that it prevents exposure of inappropriate media to the youths of society. Farenheit 451 offers a different view on the subject. The many wars that people gave their lives to could very well be considered in vain by the destruction of books in Farenheit 451. The characters played an important role in bringing across this point. I strongly believe that Clarisse McCleannan in the book was that of one who was living in the past in in a way much like our opinions would be towards the sitsuation. She spoke of the past in ways we would speak of our present. I believe that this is a message about the calamities of nesorship that the writer is striving to get across. Although a novel relating to sceince fiction you might consider the various conversations between Guy Montag and Clarisse McCleannan to be heated debates on censorship and what can take place from it. Once again I stand forth and strongy believe that Ray Bradbury, author of Farenheit 451, is not making a science fiction novel for his well being, but to try to put out a powerful message on censorship and the drastic effects it can have on ourselves and freedom.

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Summary: censorship in america
Review: Fahrenheit 451 is a very interesting book. Written by Ray Bradbury in the spring if 1950, this book gives a somewhat scary view of the future. In this future knowledge is suppressed. Fireman burn books, and start fires instead of preventing them. Life has only one purpose: to be happy. Now this doesn'tsound too bad, but when life loses all purpose, things are pretty bad. This book concerns censorship and how far it can go unchecked. It is also interesting to see what people thought the future would be like. It can be a little confusing for some, but overall it is a superb book.

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Summary: fahrenheit 451
Review: the book fahrenheit 451 was a decent book it involves a character named montag. he is a firefighter no, not the ones who put out fires . he burns books because its the law not to have them. later on in the book he grows to like books because of his own curiosoty, but he almost looses his life because of it. i wont give away the ending but if you want to know what happens then i suggest you read it. chances are youll like it

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Summary: Farhenheit 451 The book about no books
Review: Ray Bradbury's account of a bookless world is realistic in every way. Farenheit 451 is realistic in how it describes situations, people, and places throughout the book. In the beginning of the book it describes Guy Montag and a book burning. The author describes the book in how the books "Flutter around like birds and the sky burns as black as night.
Guy Mantag is a firefighter who, instead of fighting fires, he starts fires. Guy does this because of a massive government censorship act in order to keep people in line with the way they think. It is sort of like a cover up. Society agrees with this because they don't want to break the law.
This book's in depth descriptions are so good they pull you in and its like your there. Farenheit 451 will fill you with a new way of looking at things.