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In Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury puts a finger and a label on some trends that were troubling in the 1950s, some which have only become more amplified and exaggerated since this book was published.
One keen point that he makes is the deterioration of healthy intellectualism. People are much more interested in being entertained and having fun than in engaging in serious thought and reflection. I agree with him wholeheartedly here. The way great works are diluted down into digests and spark notes and wa ...more
One keen point that he makes is the deterioration of healthy intellectualism. People are much more interested in being entertained and having fun than in engaging in serious thought and reflection. I agree with him wholeheartedly here. The way great works are diluted down into digests and spark notes and wa ...more
A dystopian book that any book lover should read as it deals with a world without books.
I'm sure you all know the 404 HTTP-Status-Code that says "NOT FOUND". Today I learned a new HTTP-Status-Code has been approved by the Internet Engineering Steering Group and with it this book is honored:
451 – UNAVAILABLE FOR LEGAL REASONS.
So whenever you surf the web an encounter this code... congrats! You hit a censored spot.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAl ...more
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -
An 8-year-old boy is in the burn unit at UF Health Gainesville after an older boy accidentally set him on fire, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
Officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office say the incident happened while the family was shopping at a Kmart on the Westside. Officers were called just after 6 p.m. to the store on Normandy Village Parkway.
JSO officers said the victim w ...more
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -
An 8-year-old boy is in the burn unit at UF Health Gainesville after an older boy accidentally set him on fire, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
Officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office say the incident happened while the family was shopping at a Kmart on the Westside. Officers were called just after 6 p.m. to the store on Normandy Village Parkway.
JSO officers said the victim w ...more
This was my first read of the much revered classic Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and while I felt the first two thirds of the book deserved five stars, the last third was somewhat disappointing.
The story of a futuristic dystopian society where firemen no longer put out fires but start them, Fahrenheit 451 has themes similar to Brave New World and 1984. The protagonist, Guy Montag, makes a living burning books until he meets a young girl who stirs up emotions that force him to openly question ...more
The story of a futuristic dystopian society where firemen no longer put out fires but start them, Fahrenheit 451 has themes similar to Brave New World and 1984. The protagonist, Guy Montag, makes a living burning books until he meets a young girl who stirs up emotions that force him to openly question ...more
Stunning. This is a book meant exclusively to serve as a retrospection, not just for an individual or a group, but for the entire human race itself. It's like an opportune speed-breaker on an otherwise empty and tempting path, urging the raging, racing humanity to stop, take a step back and just ask himself where he is racing to, is it worth it and is the destination as good as the journey.
The plot is wonderful; using fire as the metaphor for humanity's ever-burning desire to outfox and outmatc ...more
The plot is wonderful; using fire as the metaphor for humanity's ever-burning desire to outfox and outmatc ...more
Written about the same time as Geroge Orwell's 1984 this book creates the image of a dystopian society.
Books are banned. Intellectuals have been overthrown. Long live entertainment. Sheer entertainment that is merely a numb sensation than a feeling at all.
Fahrenheit 451 was a fascinating read but a bit confusing in its phrases at times when Bradbury tried to be poetic about its main characters feelings an experiences. He created very physical images of things that turned out to be only in the mi ...more
Books are banned. Intellectuals have been overthrown. Long live entertainment. Sheer entertainment that is merely a numb sensation than a feeling at all.
Fahrenheit 451 was a fascinating read but a bit confusing in its phrases at times when Bradbury tried to be poetic about its main characters feelings an experiences. He created very physical images of things that turned out to be only in the mi ...more
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