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Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

Why we're reading this: A group member said in a discussion thread: "It's more dystopian oppression than savagery, but it is a cl…more
[close] A group member said in a discussion thread: "It's more dystopian oppression than savagery, but it is a classic, and I remember it being fairly PG."

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Jan 20, 2009 Beth Given rated it liked it · review of another edition

This was a reread for me, but it felt new since I only remembered a small piece of the beginning and a smaller piece of the ending. Lots to think about in this book, and I wonder how much I missed since there was lots of poetic symbolism going on, it seemed like. I like the overarching message of not being so busy that you forget to really think about things. And I like the message that reading a good book helps you do that.

One of my friends warned that this book has a lot of swearing in it, and ...more

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May 16, 2010 Marla rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: award-winner, zz-team-2014-challenge-wheel-a-thon, science-fiction, zz-2014, adult, dystopia, book-about-books, audiobook, bad-books, classics

Wow, I can't believe I picked back-to-back read by authors. Alice Sebold reading The Lovely Bones grew on me, Ray Bradbury is difficult to understand, he doesn't enunciate and this will be a struggle. Changed to audiobook read by Stephen Hoye and liking it better.

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* Firefighter Guy Montag with Helmet number 451
* Girl with questions and observations
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Sep 09, 2007 Bracken rated it it was amazing

Shelves: book-club-books, favorites

This is one of my all-time favorites. Even the third time I read it, it was absolutely captivating. Several of the scifi "predictions" Bradbury describes, have come true. The idea of society giving up books and reading is a scary prospect that is become more and more apparent every day. I have never recommended this book to anyone and had them dislike it. The more I read of Bradbury, the more I love his writings. ...more

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Mar 07, 2012 Kim rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, mother-daughter-book-club

These types of books always leave me feeling grateful for the freedom that I enjoy. That I can pick up any book and read it, that I have my free agency. They also help me to analyze where true happiness is found.

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