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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
3.0
Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451' is a dystopian novel, describing a world where books are illegal, and where humans exist without history or knowledge, but where they are bombarded with loud entertainment.
The book follows a 'fireman' called Montag, who changes from a book burner to a book lover in a surprisingly short time. The story itself is not very strong, but some scenes are harrowing, like the painful emptiness of Montag's relationship with his wife Mildred, whose life revolves around instant entertainment, provided by a shell in her ear, and huge television walls. Another great scene is when Montag frightens Mildred's friends with his atypical behavior at the dinner table. Also interesting is Bradbury's description of how this world of shallow entertainment came to be. Some of the described events are remarkably prophetical.
Bradbury's writing is delirious, almost dreamlike, and follows Montag's emotional state closely. The novel isn't as powerful as [a:George Orwell|3706|George Orwell|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1374989696p2/3706.jpg]'s [b:1984|5470|1984|George Orwell|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348990566s/5470.jpg|153313], and Bradbury's world isn't as well-developed as Orwell's, but 'Fahrenheit 451' is still a great read. The story may be shallow, it's still a novel that will make you think.
The book follows a 'fireman' called Montag, who changes from a book burner to a book lover in a surprisingly short time. The story itself is not very strong, but some scenes are harrowing, like the painful emptiness of Montag's relationship with his wife Mildred, whose life revolves around instant entertainment, provided by a shell in her ear, and huge television walls. Another great scene is when Montag frightens Mildred's friends with his atypical behavior at the dinner table. Also interesting is Bradbury's description of how this world of shallow entertainment came to be. Some of the described events are remarkably prophetical.
Bradbury's writing is delirious, almost dreamlike, and follows Montag's emotional state closely. The novel isn't as powerful as [a:George Orwell|3706|George Orwell|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1374989696p2/3706.jpg]'s [b:1984|5470|1984|George Orwell|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348990566s/5470.jpg|153313], and Bradbury's world isn't as well-developed as Orwell's, but 'Fahrenheit 451' is still a great read. The story may be shallow, it's still a novel that will make you think.