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Ray Bradbury's internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 is a masterwork of twentieth-century literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. 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 didn't 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. He starts hiding books in his home, and when his pilfering is discovered, the fireman has to run for his life.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Bradbury, Ray D.
- ISBN: 9781451673319
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.20 x 0.80
- Number Of Pages: 256
- Publication Year: 2012
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Dark, Captivating, couldn't stop reading
Would RecommendAileen H. - 4 days agoSo I'm in a new book club and this was our first book. I was immediately caught off guard by how dark, controversial & relevant the book started off. I stayed intrigued and frustrated the entire book. It made me ask and answer many questions. Enjoy!
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Extreme Censorship
Christine B. - 1 year 1 month agoFahrenheit 451 is named after the degree temperature that books begin to burn. This dystopian novel is still considered a classic as we embark on the age of the internet and what, if anything, should be censored. The book follows a firefighter who's job it is to burn books and he gradually grows into a role of preserving knowledge.
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Not just for Summer Reading!
Jeremy F. - 2 years 6 months agoIn a world where thinking for yourself is discouraged and reading is banned, Guy Montag is a cog in the machine. Working as a fireman -- a person who destroys and confiscates books from the public -- Guy upholds the very system that holds him back. But things change after a traumatic incident on the job. Shaken, Montag begins to question his work, his world, and himself. He starts to ask the questions we should all be asking: How much do I know? How much do I want to know? How much do I have the right to know?
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Banned Book about Banned Books
Erin T. - 5 years 3 months agoThis was an absolute wonder to read. Most people I know read this in high school, but I have just read this as a 25 year old because I wanted to read more books that are considered "classics" (I know there are debates about what makes up classics, but I just wanted a good base to start with). I won't give to much information because I didn't know much about this book other than it was about a guy (his name is Guy Montag) who burned books for a society who believed books contained nothing but lies and creates chaos. This was all I knew, and I think that it made reading this book so much more enjoyable. (can I also just mention that this is a book talking about burning all banned books (aka all books), and is itself a banned book and has been burned in the past?) Even though this takes place in a different time and is about specific things, it is still applicable to our day and age, and will continue as time goes on. This has definitely become a new favorite of mine, and will have a special place on my bookshelf.
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Amazing Book
John L. - 5 years 8 months agoTremendous book with amazing implications to 2020. #BannedBook