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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
3.0
dark reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

We’re nothing more than dust jackets for books. 

In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury takes on the ideas of censorship and defiance. Fire Captain Beatty argues that it was the minorities that first burned the books, removing one page at a time until there was nothing left. Once the world came to accept that books were no longer critical, the act of book burning and the censorship of  free thinking became common. As the true crime in this society came from reading the books. 

This was definitely and interesting perspective and one that I hope remains a thing of fiction. Although there will always be some form of censorship in our world…

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