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Thought-provoking work. Many ideas and implications on censorship, and the dumbing-down of our culture. We see this today.
One take-away: if you have reason to memorize a book, make sure it's a good one!
I understand and support this book as required reading for high schoolers. The Bradbury book I had to read in high school was Dandelion Wine and I remember not being a fan.
With Fahrenheit 451, I thought it could have been so much more. Better-developed characters, story more fleshed out, so that' ...more
One take-away: if you have reason to memorize a book, make sure it's a good one!
I understand and support this book as required reading for high schoolers. The Bradbury book I had to read in high school was Dandelion Wine and I remember not being a fan.
With Fahrenheit 451, I thought it could have been so much more. Better-developed characters, story more fleshed out, so that' ...more
Dec 18, 2009
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I read this years ago but as it turns out I had forgotten most of the story. The re-read was like a new experience. I couldn't help but compare Bradbury's futuristic society to our own. He wasn't too far off or maybe we aren't too far off. Good story.
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Visionary. I enjoyed this book so much, even though it’s honesty and resemblance with reality is extremely accurate and somehow scary. Where are we heading?
Ah, yes. The wonderful power of books. Has more application today in this world of instant gratification than ever before.
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