Fahrenheit 451

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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.

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Summary: School Assignment
Review: I would recommened this book for anyone ages 13 and up. It's a hard read, but has a strong theme and interesting characters. I enjoyed the whole book until the ending. I didn't like the ending because it was a little bit confusing and sad. Besides that I enjoyed this science-fiction which has a strong resemblence to the Giver by Lois Lowry.

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Summary: what a sad world it would be...
Review: I LOVED this book. For me, it gave a jolt of fear on the possibility of a world like that one, though ours is not too far away. I've read two other books of Bradbury's but I'd have to say this is my favorite. I would recommend it to anyone who has a passion for books and reading, for it caters to them. I would read it just for Beatty's dream about his quoting battle with Montag, but I guess you'll have to read it...

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Summary: Not very good...
Review: I really did not enjoy this book at all. I felt that the plot was hard to follow and somewhat confusing. Some people have said that this book is written for high school students, but I really don't think that it is. I'm a freshman in high school and I really did not understand what was going on. I figured it out enough to kind of follow the story, but definitely not enough to actually get into the book. This is one of only about 3 books that I have ever read that I did not perfectly understand and enjoy. The basic idea of the plot is that Guy Montag, a fireman in the future, is paid to burn down houses that illegally store books in them. He meets some other characters (such as Clarisse, a 17 year old who lives in his neighborhood) who help him open his eyes to the world that he is being so blind to. If you enjoy reading about censorship or science fiction, this book might be okay for you. If you like stories that are pretty easy to follow and have a more realistic plot, don't bother. -- luckiestarre

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Summary: Excellent Read
Review: Just finished reading this book and found it quite entertaining. Instead of giving you a synopsis of the book as many other readers have done, I found it interesting how the entire premise of book banning has even resurfaced in recent years. The entire Harry Potter series has received significant press as to whether the books are appropriate for younger readers. Bradbury's observations are not very far off those seen today.