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Publisher : Cliffs Notes
Publication Date : 2008 04 01
>> Fahrenheit 451
Wonderful story Never gets old I can read it over and over again which I do I recommend people to at least read it once it s a classic
>> Starved of greater breadth
From the standpoint of literature as a whole it seems 451 is an important piece of work simply because of its eternal message of censorship Ray Bradbury was a science fiction writer but managed to elevate this novel to the most important rungs of the literary community something not many SF authors do There s a reason for that vacuum typically SF writing is dry much like 451 It s a good novel but I don t think it added much to realm of science fiction as it did to the literary community
Science fiction novels from the 50s and 60s have a distinct feel and flow to them and Fahrenheit 451 is no exception Like many of the other novels of the era 451 was based on a short story written and was later lengthened to a novel The basis is simple books are illegal and must be burnt That makes a tidy short story But stretching a simple idea like that into a full length novel loses an ethereal something the spirit the essence the soul from its inception This occurs in many Poul Anderson novels as well as John Brunner James Blish and others from the same era
That ethereal something lost changes the feel and flow of a normally placid plot much like in 451 where the onset of the protagonist s change of heart is sudden and undeveloped The direction of change is clear and predictable Perhaps 451 is the waving flag of examples of censorship but its undeveloped underpinnings starve it of greater breadth
>> Good Read
I have read this book more than once when I first read it I had to for school but really enjoyed it I read it again and even watched the movie the book is way better Very good message for those that think books are bad and useless Books remind us of the past and can help us in our day to day lives
