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Summary: An inspiring book
Review: Obviously, some people are so ignorant and stupid that this book doesn't make any sense to them, for instance that insulting reader from New Jersey. The person didn't even spell the characters names correctly! How could he/she even comprehend the book's meaning? I think that the book would do him/her some good if he/she even tried to fully understand it. That person is an example of all the mindless people in the story who are more content watching TV "families" than learning anything. The book helped me to more fully think about why we read and why we write books. I hope that more people out there will read this book and be uplifted as I was.
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Summary: A Chilling Critique of Our Modern Life.
Review: This book is simply the tale of a fireman, Guy Montag, whose job it is to burn books. Life for Guy is a routine--the same lifeless relationship with his wife, the same job day in and out, the same shallow fullfillment of time. There must be something else. The humanity in Guy is writhing and struggling, but Guy knows not what he lacks. Montag is forced to choose between what he knows is right and what he feels. And the consequences make all the difference. In this novel, Ray Bradbury, in this novel of a futuristic world eerily similar to our own, critiques censorship and the education in America. Bradbury holds up a mirror to our ordinary lives, and for just 200 some odd pages, shows us how much better life truly can be. An excellent short read.
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Summary: DON'T READ THIS MIND-NUMBING DRIVEL!
Review: This book doesn't deserve one star. It deserves negative 1000 stars. This was the WORST book I have ever read. The book moved to slow, and the characters are stupid. Guy Montag, the main character, is a fireman who sets books on fire, becuase homes are fireproof. Then he meets this crazy girl nmaed Clairese who rambles about dumb stuff of the past that is not important like (Did you know that one time billboards were only 20 feet long, instead of 200) WHO CARES?!?! If there is one book that deserves to be burnt it is this.
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Summary: "I'm seventeen and crazy"... but I loved this book
Review: Bradbury has created a shockingly realistic future for us, where the desire to be happy overrules the need to be informed. The most frightening part, perhaps, is that this style of censorship is practiced in high schools across the country. As a high school senior, I have witnessed several instances of attempted "book bannings" from school libraries, mostly led by misinformed parents who could not see through the 4-letter words or "disturbing" situations to the true worth of the novel. Unlike 1984 or Brave New World before him, Bradbury's world is closer to ours, and much more attainable. The theme of Fahrenheit 451 is seeing through the clutter and propaganda to what is truly important. Not necessarily books in particular, but the essence of life which they capture and present in sometimes startling ways. Guy Montag, Clarisse McClellan, Faber, and few others can see that butterfly in a landfill essence of truth, and their contrast against the rest of the world shocks the most disillusioned reader into realizing that, in literature, there is truth. In a world where science and technology are increasingly more important, Fahrenheit 451 is a far-sighted message from the past telling us, indeed, the arts are what puts us above the primates.
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Summary: Overrated
Review: I've just finished reading this book and although the premise behind it is intriguing, the books feels unfinished and rushed...Also, Bradbury's elegant and descriptive style of writing feels like a shroud that covers the rather poor character development and lack of interesting characters. This book also needs a large section (that should basically precede the book as it stands now) dedicated towards describing the overall setting and government climate in order to set the proper mood.....Therefore I cannot recommend this title.
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Summary: eerily familiar
Review: Bradbury's classic "Farenheit 451" seems to become more true all the time (although it was not intended as a prediction) for example, one of the characters mentions students shooting eachother as if it was an everyday occurence. Beyond that, the plot of "Farenheit 451" is intriguing, poignant, and fun to read. Anyone who has not yet read this classic should pick it up.
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Summary: My Review On Fahrenheit 451
Review: This book was suggested to me to read over the summer. We had read some of Ray Bradbury's other books in school and I hadn't liked them, but i thought i might like this one. I didn't. Even though it is suggested for students older than me I think I still understood it enough to have reasons for not liking it. First of all, I didn't find any certain plot to it. You could understand that the main character was not happy, but nothing told you why clearly. I found it very boring because of the way they went from one event to another without really tying them together. Also,the way the author compared the characters thoughts to real life examples most of the time didn't make very much sense and sometimes you couldn't tell the difference between something really happening or if it was all in their mind. From the start it did not seem to be going anywhere. I would not suggest this book to anyone of my age or anyone interested in adventure books, because this isn't. The only thing i can say i liked about this book is the character Clarisse McClellan, she seemed intersting and I think she should have played a more active role in the story.
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Summary: A misleading book, in a good way
Review: I am currently reading this book for high school. This review is to all you kids out there aswell as parents and interested buyers. THIS BOOK IS ALOT BETTER THEN YOU THINK. Parents who are trying to get their kids to read this, tell them about my review. I agree with "a reader from Washinton, USA". It is similar to the Giver. The book may start out slow in the beginning but as the story starts to unfold it becomes fast paced and fun to read. It has its "whats going to happen next" moments. Its about a Fireman named Guy Montag. He isnt the normal fireman. Now fireman are used to start fires. They burn books, but not only that, they burn the houses that they are in and people that they are with. Montag loves his job. He enjoys seeing the books go up in flames. But he meets a girl, his new neighbor, Clarisse McClellan. She is a strange girl with crazy ideas in her head. But he learns from her. He thinks. For once in many years he thinks. Montag steals a book from a house that he must burn. He now realizes burning is not the way. Ok. Recommend it as a school reading book, not as a free time reading book. That just wont work. Let your kid pick their own freetime reading book. They wont enjoy a book if their parents try to force them into reading it. I'm a kid so I would know, and please, dont try to argue. The book is a fun book to read as a school book for a book report, reading log, summer reading log or things like that.
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Summary: Refreshing optimism in a pessimistic world
Review: I enjoyed the book through-and through. I haven't read since high school and found the second time refreshing. Montag, the questionable fireman, discovers truth in the cave of reality while wife, Mildred, stares at walls of fiction. Beatty, the fireman, villified a brainless modern world with hopeless, while Clarisse fantasized about the future of tommorrow. Each character's desperate nature compelled me to read further. One taught who shouldn't, one inspired who knew better, one conspired who should have loved, one deceived who kinked the hose of knowedge, and one questioned everything who never did before. Bradbury's novel is one many can relate to in the modern world. His dystopian is filled with brillant biblical and philosophical allusions. His words are more poetry than prose. Like many of his novels he questions the heart and mind of the future in a world of new conveniences and conflicts. Bradbury's flaws are few. But like many books in the bible, with prophetic damnation there is also a promise. There is a glimpse of a new hope, but there is no second to this lonely motion. I would like him to push the plot onward. The baptism of Montag is just the end of an old life, but it's also the beginning of a new one. As I read Ray Bradbury's art work, I see a need for free thinkers, individuals who challenge daily. Many of the writers decorated in the text show this will to propell the individual past the barriers of social appropriateness. This is something I have always admired about his writing and will continue to.
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Summary: My Review
Review: In this book, the author shows what can happen when books are taken away, it is based in a time when origial thought is frowned upon and even at times dispised. It shows what could very easily happen whith the way extra reading is frowned upon and those who do it are considerd "nerds". Ray Bradbury discribes a time of horror where anything but fact is thought to be evil. Read this book I promise that you will like it.
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