Fahrenheit 451 (Audiobook)

from LisaMaria_C

Of all the dystopia books I've read, Brave New World, 1984, Anthem, I think Fahrenheit 451 is my favorite because while it's as chilling as any, and more plausible than some, it also gives a dollop of hope. And its readability allows it to rise beyond pure didactism. The protagonist, Guy Montag i...

from jrosenfeld

Ray Bradbury creates a scary futuristic society in which a large oppressive government takes all power and leaves the citizens with no free thought. Bradbury includes comedy and irony to enhance his story. For example, in the book firemen burn books and houses rather than preserve them. Clarisse ...

from robfwalter

This is the most prescient science fiction novel I have ever read. It was published in 1953 and yet it accurately predicts Twitter, reality TV and music videos. It is a passionate argument against compulsive entertainment, updates and factoids and in favour of experience, challenge and understand...

from nx74defiant

Great dystopian novel. Books are banned and burnt. Overdoses are so common thery just send people with the machinery to pump out they system with no real medical training. In many ways it reflects the world we live in. We have small screens not walls, but the screens take up all our time. No one ...

from James_Knupp

Unlike most American youth, I was never given Fahrenheit 451 to read in school. While I knew the basic premise and the classic interpretation of the book as one of anti-censorship, beyond that I knew very little. So I was quite happy to see how well the book holds up over 60 years after it was fi...