Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451

Pros: Excellent Story - with a moral
Cons: None

*****Edited July 10, 2001*****

I have read and re-read this book numerous times. It is one of Mr. Bradbury's best novels ever. You can sympathize with the main character throughout. It tells a fantastic story about what can happen with...

Pros: Relevance. Prose.
Cons: None.

Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is a cerebral novella that terrifies with its recollection of history and clairvoyance. The events depicted aren't farfetched in any way; reading Nien Cheng's Life and Death in Shanghai can prove their ...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Such things are actually going on as you read this!

Instead of choosing one from the frighteningly long list of books frequently banned in America, I have chosen a novel which surprisingly does not appear on the list. Fahrenheit 451 is perhaps the definitive word on censorship, as well as the most...

Pros: Insightful warnings about restricting others' free speech
Cons: None at all

As a semi-professional skeptic (which is a nice way of saying that I can't seem to find anyone who wants to pay me lavishly for writing about skepticism), I often get frustrated in dealing with others who disagree with my views. There are many reasons...

Pros: It challenges the reader to think about society and censorship laws
Cons: none that I can think of

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury was first printed in 1953. Bradbury wrote this sci-fi book about censorship in 1941. My new classic paperback edition cost $6.99 U.S. at the local big-box store chain.

Plot: I don't like to give away details...

Pros: Goes deep into the depths of the philosophical realm of society.
Cons: Chapters are stretched out, making each one extremely long.

Rarely in the world of fiction does an author attempt, much less be successful, at delving into the world of philosophy and the internal workings of society. However, Ray Bradbury, author of the great novel "Fahrenheit 451", has managed to do all of...

Pros: Excellent meaning
Cons: A little short

This book is about a fireman named Guy Montag, who burns books, instead of fighting fires and such.

Beneath the surface, the book deals with issues such as censorship, patterns of society, and other issues that concern us today. This book...

Pros: Strong plot, important social statement
Cons: Some areas of the plot are underdeveloped

The splash tag on this book is just as honest and prevalent today (if not more so) as it was at the time of the printing for the edition that I have (1976-the book is copyrighted for 1950): "One of the most important books of our time." Unlike...

Pros: Wonderfully conceived, well-written masterpiece of modern analytic literature.
Cons: The people are so cold and empty that it's enough to make one shudder with chills.

In this world, there are those who take for granted, and those who fully take in their internal and external self and community, appreciating the elements in life to the fullest. These are the artists, the writers, the leaders, the doers. These are the...

Pros: A profound look at a world without books, Intense and powerful, Almost poetic writing style, Will make you think
Cons: Somewhat difficult to read, but the novel is a fairly brief one

Fahrenheit 451 is one of the most amazing books I have ever read. It is very deep and will make you think long after you have finished it. A mix between sci fi and fantasy, Bradbury takes you into the next millenium, where books are no longer treasured...

Pros: Excellent thought material.
Cons: Can't think of any.

I couldn't believe my luck when I happened to see a very old copy of this book sitting around at a rummage sale. I felt almost guilty about getting it for only a couple of bucks because I've been looking forward to reading this particular work for...

Pros: Excellent viewpoint/commentary, forces you to think - and makes you want to react - to issues present in the world today.
Cons: Weak ending, has a few long boring parts in the middle. The book is flammable :P.

Fahrenheit 451 is my favorite book. I've read science fiction, fantasy, mystery, historical fiction, biography, how to books, and everything else. Fahrenheit 451 gripped me with a feel of terror at times, sadness at others, and sometimes even a happy,...

Pros: A thinker of a book
Cons: none

Bradbury has always been one of my favorite authors since I was a pre-teen. He has always captured what fears people the most and makes it into an interesting concept/read.
451 is one of the most eeriest books to read, mostly for the book lover. To...

Pros: protagonist development, cohesion, steady action, quick read
Cons: some overwriting, ending is somewhat bland

Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn 'em to ashes, then burn the ashes.

So goes the fireman's code in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (1953). 451 is the temperature in which books burst into flame, hence the importance...

Pros: Prescient SF from 1953
Cons: None

"Fahrenheit 451" is a science fiction novel by Ray Bradbury.

Guy Montag is 30 and is having a mid-life crisis. Like all modern men having a mid-life crisis he gets involved with a younger woman. In a normal novel this would normally lead to...