Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

By Ray Bradbury

  • Release Date: 2021-04-19
  • Genre: Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults
4 Score: 4 (From 119 Ratings)

Description

Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television 'family'. But then he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people did not live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through the ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television. When Mildred attempts suicide and Clarisse suddenly disappears, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known.

Reviews

  • Great book but so many Typos

    3
    By Me34dfhvhi
    So many typos every page there is 20 random question marks
  • Great read.

    5
    By Bslubowski
    Phenomenal book. Though it was written a long time ago, it resonates with current situations. The burning of books should never happen. Neither should the banning of books.
  • Amazing novel, horrific publication

    1
    By m.bigelow
    This is one of my all time favorite novels. It has such a powerful message, I could read it over and over again. However, this publication is riddled with typos and weird paragraph breaks. Dashes have been replaced by question marks creating a chaotic reading experience. Everyone should read this book…but please please please pick a different version.
  • Read this book!

    5
    By AngelicusAugustus8
    The nuances kept me hooked on the events that were constantly happening to Guy. I recommend this novel to anyone interested in dystopian novels.
  • You must read this book no matter your opinion of it

    5
    By yegoriusxvii
    I read this book for 7th grade ELA. Because it was the end of the school year, we only read the first part, The Hearth and the Salamander. But I decided to just go for it and finish reading the book over the summer. My second dystopian novel (Animal Farm was my first), finished a few days ago. I’m still under a very deep impression. Great read, but I wouldn’t teach it in 7th grade, it’s a little too dark and political.
  • A Pleasant Surprise

    5
    By clynn12
    My son was assigned this book for summer reading. Of Course, I wanted to read it first. I am pleasantly surprised by the intrigue and how insightfully written. Great read!

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