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Fahrenheit 451 |
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This is another author, like George Orwell who has the ability to see the a possible future and present it in a way that appears to be a time in the life of an individual character, as well as surrounding characters who are experiencing the same world. Whether this is a made up story or not remains to be seen, because as the author states in Coda, ""The point is obvious, there is more than one way to burn a book." But it is told in a manner that is all so more believeable in todays current world of technology than perhaps it could have been percieved when it was first concieved. Bradbury like Orwell are writers that having discovered them, I feel fortunate to know that there are many things they have still written I have not yet read, but I certainly intend to!
Something to truly look forward to!
Guy Montag respresents an individual who with help from a mysterious "Girl", awakens from the slumber he has found himself in. It seems to me that even now, this fantastic creation if truly appreciated for the message it delivers, can continue to awaken others who are not seeing the entire picture.
Told in a manner that is clearly intellectually sound, the implications are truly frightening.
Five stars isn't enough to rate this, nor would ten or any other amount if it existed here be.
I will certainly be absorbing more of his writes.
And if you haven't read this, although frightening I don't believe I could recommend that you do so more highly. Especially in light of the world we currently live in!
Your Chance to Hear The Last Panther Speak |
| | The end has never been so poetic |
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It's always been a recurring theme: the end of the world brought on by our own doings. And obviously, when such an issue is handled by one of the last and greatest surviving writers of the past century, Mr. Bradbury strikes the note perfectly using his his wondrous ambiguity and delightful imagery and infinitely unique writing prose.
The first true step taken in a lifelong career of literature.
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In Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag is a firefighter whose job it is to set fires. In this futuristic, dystopian universe houses are fireproof and firefighters burn books. Books have been banned because they make people think uncomfortable facts, however most people are too caught up with their wall-to-wall TVs and fast cars for the thought of reading to even cross their minds. Montag loves to burn and thinks he is happy with his life until he meets a girl who thinks about the world in her own way and a professor who remembers when books were treasured rather than banned. The story follows Montag as he slowly comes to realize how he really feels about the world he lives in.
Fahrenheit 451 explores deep ideas about human nature, censorship, and the balance between knowledge and comfort. The most disturbing thing about this book is how close Bradbury was to our life today. Almost 50 years ago, he imagined things similar to cell phone earpieces, big screen TVs, and super highways. Other things are exactly like today: constant advertising, mindless entertainment, an endless war that most people forget about, and political correctness restricting peoples' speech. In the world of Fahrenheit 451, books have been banned because they make people think uncomfortable thoughts.
This compelling book is a quick, but by no means light, read. Bold, artistic language and a fast-paced storyline makes Farhenheit 451 seem less like a vehicle for a sermon, and more like a window through which one can view a different but eerily similar world. His word choice and use of imagery creates a surreal feeling throughout the book, forcing the reader to
As good as Bradbury is at description and ideas, I felt that many of the characters were fairly one-sided and seemed to only exist to spew out speeches about differing points of view. I found it hard to relate to them, and didn't sympathize with them at all. However, part of Bradbury's point is that in this world human relationships aren't valued. Perhaps the character under-development was done on purpose to force the reader more into the mindset of the time.
Overall, this book was thought-provoking and beautifully written. Its overarching message of individuality vs. comfort is just applicable to today's world as it was 50 years ago when the book was written. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to think more critically about the world in which we live in. |
| | early science fiction at its finest |
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'Farenheit 451' is rightly deserved to considered a classic much on the order of the works by George Orwell. Written almost sixty years ago, 'Farenheit 451' brilliantly and concisely captures the overall demise of society through the "dumbing down" of people by the media and socialist-leaning government. People become automatons, unwilling to think or feel pain. Books become the enemy because they speak of reality and pain. So in 'Farenheit 451' the government outlaws all books, and "firemen" become government backed literary arsonists. However the author brings us hope in the form of the lead character, a fireman himself, who begins to think for himself and crosses over to another world (figuratively speaking :-)). His life rapidly unravels and transforms.
I suppose my only quibble with 'Farenheit 451' is that it somewhat overloads the story with a sub-story of a world war about to begin. I'm not sure why the author introduces such a distraction other than to tell the reader "hey, none of the citizens care about the war because they are too brainwashed from the government and media". I think "Farenheit 451" could have been just a little better without such silliness.
Bottom line: a near perfect read. Strongly recommended. |
| | 1983 1/2 |
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This book tells an intriguing and dystopic anecdote about.....books. It is thought provoking, and evocative. Every person should read this book, and think not of the absurdity of premise, but of the unfortunate parallels one sees. |
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