Fahrenheit 451

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Summary: THE BEST BOOK EVER
Review: I think that Fahrenheit 451 was an outstanding book to read. At first I was mad at the point that i had to read as reading assignment for school. But as contiued reading I was very happy that I read this book. I also believe that this may happen in the future so be careful what you wish for. So if you have not read this book read now and you will see what I'm talking about.

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Summary: Excellent!!! My #1 book of all time!!!
Review: I was actually forced to read this book for a high school english class, and fell in love with it. It's simply chilling in it's portrayal of the "future" and the deliberate ambiguity about Clarrise is very cool. The deeper themes in this book make it one completely rife with feeling. A very poignant book, it's definitely a must-read.

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Summary: Are you happy?
Review: Bradybury proposed advertizing which is everywhere, kids who kill one another for no reason, people who no longer even bother to think for themselves because their thoughts are fed to them by TV. Tell me this isn't America in the 1990's. And Bradbury had it right in the 50's. And Clarisse stills haunts me, asking "Are you happy?" I hear her every time I think to purchase something I have seen advertized, something I think will improve my happiness. She had it right, real experiences make us more alive, not what we buy.

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Summary: Interesting, futuristic
Review: Kind of confusing, but is wonderful once you get into it. Really makes you think. I had to read for school but I would have even if I didn't have to.

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Summary: Had a lot of suspense at times
Review: It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I could just visualize what was happening. It was the second-best science fiction book that I had ever read (the best book being the Giver).

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Summary: Incredible literature (I am only 11)
Review: I thought that this book was great and it really makes you wonder. This book was written by a person who had a great imagination, the best. And like Einstein said, "Imagination is more important that knowledge." Which I thought was the moral of the book. I would reccomend this book to anyone who wants to read where one page makes you read the next.

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Summary: Very important book
Review: This book is a very important must-read for every person living in America at this time in history. The paralells that can be drawn from the story in this novel to the "dumbing of America" that is going on today are quite unnerving, and quite scary. This book should be required reading for everyone who has ever turned on the television to escape from the world (which is just about everyone in this country).

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Summary: Everyone should read this book
Review: This is a thought-provoking book. 451 society and today's society are frighteningly similar in many ways. Also, on a deeper level, Bradbury uses symbolism to make the work even better. This is a must-read.

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Summary: There needs to be a 6-star rating. Just for this book.
Review: The stereotype of teenagers in general is that they hate to read books. Well I am one of those teens that fit into that category, and, having read this book for an assignment, I have to say that I don't regret substituting passing notes for reading this book. The descriptions of the future are so exact and precise that it's mind boggling. Clarisse (In Part I) portrays almost perfectly what nobody else could. There are parts of the book where you expect one thing to happen, and you get something totally different and say to yourself "Whoa..." and you are almost forced to think about it. I can't reccommend this book enough.

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Summary: A must read - especially for teenagers.
Review: This is my first re-read of this book as an adult (I'm now 46). I recalled enjoying the book a lot when I first read it around the age of 17 - I recently recommended it to my daughter, age 14, and she thought it was one of the best books she ever read. My attitude now towards the subject of potential loss of freedom combined with mass culture, although much more down-to-earth than it was in my teens, is still pretty much the same: respect and appreciation of human freedom of expression. Bradbury is very clear in his fight for freedom, the extreme fictional situation he devised is now more real than ever - true we are not prohibited from keeping books (in this country anyway), but we are offered enough mass culture that most people will spend hours in front of the TV rather than reading books or visiting museums (I do that a lot too). It is hard to believe that this book was written in the 1950's.