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I decided to re-read this book since dystopian fiction is popular right now. It stood the test of time - 50 years old and still relavant. If you haven't read this yet, you should :-)
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the science-fiction is not my favorite genre, but it is the only one I like, because It is close to the reality of today life.
I'm having a really hard time trying to decide how to rate this one. The style of writing drives me nuts. I'd read a paragraph and realize I had no idea who was talking, what had just happened, or what it meant. I've had the same problem with the staccato style of other books from the same era. At the same time, there's no denying the story is compelling, as much now as when it was originally written. So many of the things that would have seemed fantastical in 1950 - the parlor with walls made o
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May 26, 2015
Michelle
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it was amazing
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Nov 10, 2015
Mindy
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really liked it
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