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Summary: Awful
Review: I read this book and i hated it. Don't waste your money on it. It will ruin any respect you have for books. Three words: DON'T BUY IT!!!!!!
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Summary: Scary. . .
Review: The book is not a standard SF and it is not ment to be. The idea is VERY plausible. Written 50 years ago, the idea of TV being a national obsession was ludicrous. Who knew? The white clown is very similar to the extremely violent shows that we let be on TV. And the books. . .the censorship. This is what will happen if we let censorship go any farther. And the scene where the women are discussing their children, absolutly scary. Good book. Read it.
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Summary: Nice.
Review: The story is good, it really makes you think just where exactly our society is headed. Though Bradbury's interpretation of this possible future is exaggerated, of course, the point is made clear enough. This visage of the future is actually kind of disturbing. I probably would have never read this book if it hadn't been required of me for my English class.
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Summary: Amazing-totally breathtaking and intullectuall.
Review: This book is outstanding!! It's living standards,i.e politics,intellect, socity, are so very close to that of our own. Mr. Bradbury is a true artist and one of my influences in my career as a student and young sci-fi writer.
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Summary: Frighteningly Prophetic
Review: Farenheit 451 tells about a future United States. Keep in mind, this was written some 40 years ago, but his predictions can be alarmingly accurate. Montag's society's obsession with t.v. is frighteningly prophetic, as is the obsession with dieting. Also, has anyone ever thought of the similarities between the recently popular laser-light shows and the White Clown show? I must say that the most frightening part of this novel is how everything begins to move faster and the thoughts of the individual are lost - something I see happening in today's society.
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Summary: Please burn THIS book!!!
Review: Too bad this book wasn't included among Montag's targets during his career as a "fireman." He sure would have done us all a big favor by sparing us the agony of trying to trudge through this trash. Life is too short ... don't waste one minute with this no-brainer!
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Summary: Absolutely Marvelous!
Review: At first it takes a while for one to understand the setting, but once it gets going this book just doesn't stop! An action-packed novel with a beautiful ending. Quite possibly Ray Bradbury's greatest piece of Literatue! Hands down this is one of the best books ever written. I think siskel and ebert said it best when they said, "Two Thumbs Up!"
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Summary: A Classic of Modern American Literature
Review: In summary, this is not a plot book. It has the sole purpose of convaying a message, it's theme. Throughout the book, Bradbury says that books are made for people to think and without this ability to think, people are a mass of "happy" that care nothing of responsibility or consequence. This novel had a profound effect on me, even if I am only 16. I do not want to criticize, but there is some ignorance in the other reviews. People want this book to be exciting, like a TV show. Montag seems to prophisize this in his book. He says people like to be led and not think by a TV, rather than lead and think by a book. I guess it is sad that people think this. Montag's prophicy of a psuedo-happy world may realize. It seems to be leaning that way. If you think while you read, this book is excellent. It is a theme book, not plot. I enjoyed it greatly and it has given me a new outlook on life (as a book should). Lovely!!
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Summary: Wow.--------------------------------------------------------
Review: First and foremost, I would like to say that this book was amazing. It opened my eyes to the future and made me vision life in its boring sleazy manner, as portrayed in Fahrenheit 451. As reading through the reviews, I realized that there was the group of readers that absolutely loved the book, and then there were the readers that couldn't care less. I, honestly, am apart of the first group. I was given a choice (yes, a CHOICE, people) to read ANY book I wanted for a project in school. Now, by a good friend's recommendation, I decided to read F451. I normally HATE ALL books that I read during a hard project (having to slave back and forth through the text) but this piece of work was my only exception. I actually enjoyed it. Doesn't that say enough? Ok, I admit that I did fall asleep ONCE during reading the book, but that was because I was TIRED. I didnt get enough sleep the previous night; that is all. Now I warn all of you book searchers. This is not the type of SCI-FI that is a feed off of StarWars. It doesn't have lasers, aliens, or people named Obi-Wan Kanobi. It is meerly an "EMOTIONAL" book, a book with "FEELING", a book with "VISION". So don't be expecting a visit with Darth Vader in this book. If you like books that make you think about our world, about our future, this is the book for you. It is not a book for alien invasion type SCI-FI lovers. And I want to leave everyone on one last thought: this book is a MUST read!!!
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Summary: Very thoughtful and attention-grabbing!
Review: OK... I absolutely love Ray Bradbury and every single one of his books! I read "The Illustrated Man" and "Something Wicked This Way Comes" and thoroughly enjoyed them both. "Fahrenheit 451" only bolsters my love for his books. First of all, his writing is CLEAR! It's none of this wordy, incomprehensible Charles Dickens or wimpy, disgustingly melodramatic James Herriot. Bradbury gets straight to the point without dilly-dallying and remains extremely entertaining throughout. When I say he's entertaining, I don't mean that this book is a comedy. Far from it. The censorship issues brought up by the book-burning is a very serious topic. However, Bradbury's masterful words make it truly enjoyable to read. I couldn't put it down until I was done. A must-read!
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