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Title: Fahrenheit 451 by RAY BRADBURY ISBN: 0-345-34296-8 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 August, 1987 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.06 (942 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful, and still relevant, novel
Comment: This book is absolutely amazing. It describes a time in the future where censorship prevails and minds are caged. Nobody has original thoughts; with the abolishing of books creativity was lost as well. Guy Montag, the protagonist, is a fireman (firemen burn books in this story) who has to fight to pull himself from the grip of an overpowering government and tradition, only to see that it is all useless (why teach to people who can't understand?). The novel shows what censorship can do to a society, and why individuals must not accept the norm without questioning its integrity and implications. Overall, read this book immediately and apply what you learn from it into everyday life.
By the way, ignore all of the reviewers that gave the book a low score because they could not understand the plot and symbolism. Their comments are similar to saying Shakespeare's works are poorly written because he uses odd vocabulary and the plot is too complex. Unfortunately, these people make of the mass of society, which is why these reviews are commonplace. (The funny thing is, the novel specifically targets these kind of people...)
Rating: 5
Summary: Good book if you can Understand it
Comment: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is an amazing story about a man named Guy Montag, living in a dystopia. In this crazy world, books are not allowed, and instead of having firemen stop fires, they make them. Guy is a fireman who loves to burn books. But one day he meets a young 17 year old who seems insane. But after many long conversations, he realizes the horror of burning someone else's work of art, and his/her ideas. He then sets out on a mission to get the books back to the people. But all the while, Bradbury is able to weave amazing, but confusing, passages into his story. His crazy use of metaphors and his symbolism makes it hard to understand, but after reading it again, it creates images in your mind. This is the kind of book that you discuss with your friends. The complex theme and plot makes it a great read. Although this book may not be suitable for young children, this is a great story for people from 8th grade up. Fahrenheit 451 is an unique book, and is defiantly one of Ray Bradbury's finest works.
Rating: 4
Summary: GOOD BOOK
Comment: The book Fahrenheit 451 was a very realistic novel. I believe the future will bring people to eventually hate books. There are more and more ways to read a book without even reading. Television is a big part in why people today do not want to read. Children begin watching TV at a very early age and just lose complete interest in reading period. There have been studies where watching television for a couple of hours each day causes ADD which will effect the amount of reading a person will do.
This is an easy read for any type of reader. There is a clearly outlined plot. There is nowhere to get confused or even lost. Guy Montag is a fireman who burns books. Now you might think a fireman burning books is lame but it really just makes this entire novel so much more interesting to read. The people can't even remember the last time a fireman put out a fire! Than Guy Montag's new neighbor clarrise shows him why reading is not bad but good. Clarrise shows him the beauty of reading and all of its positive feedbacks. Of course this is a very dangerous game he is playing for if he would get caught he could be arrested. When Montag finds out that his chief fireman knows he has a stash of books in is house Montags ends up burning his own house down.
The Characters in this book are explained to you in a really interesting way. Guy Montag is explained in great detail on both his physical appearance as a fireman and mentally. Each character is explained on how he or she acts and this helped me a lot when I was reading this book it helped me understand each character a lot better than any other book.
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Title: 1984 by George Orwell, Erich Fromm ISBN: 0451524934 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: May, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley ISBN: 0060929871 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Animal Farm by George Orwell, C. M. Woodhouse, Russell Baker ISBN: 0451526341 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger ISBN: 0316769487 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 01 May, 1991 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Lord of the Flies by William Gerald Golding ISBN: 0399501487 Publisher: Perigee Pub. Date: July, 1959 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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