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Nearly seventy years after its original publication, Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 stands as a classic of world literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Today its message has grown more relevant than ever before.
Guy Montag is a fireman. 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 when 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, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known.
From the Publisher
ASIN : 1451673310
Publisher : Simon & Schuster; Reissue edition (January 10, 2012)
Language : English
Paperback : 249 pages
ISBN-10 : 9781451673319
ISBN-13 : 978-1451673319
Reading age : 15+ years, from customers
Lexile measure : 890L
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.44 inches
Customers say
Customers find the content insightful, disturbing, and prescient. They mention the book is not very long and easy to read. They praise the writing style as smooth and lyrical, yet not overly forceful. Readers disagree on readability, narrative tone, and characterization. Some find the storyline amazing, while others say it’s depressing and contrived. Opinions are mixed on originality, with some finding it beautiful and surprising, while other say it’s outdated fantasy.
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