Fahrenheit 451

so-so

2.5/5 ⭐️ This was much stranger than I remembered it being when I last read it in middle school. Still a worthy read. Thanks for hosting Sarah! #randomclassics

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Thanks for reading with me!! I ended up with a lot of mixed feelings about this one. 2mo

49 likes1 stack add1 comment

Blueberry

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

#ShortButPowerful. #AboutaBook

@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Absolutely 💯 2mo

39 likes1 stack add1 comment

TheAromaofBooks

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

so-so

Hey friends!! Things got a lil busy last week and then I just honestly didn't feel like like being online much this weekend haha But I'm back for the final section of our #RandomClassic

In the end, this book was just okay for me. It felt like a weird fever dream a lot of the time. Not a lot of explanations, not a lot of character development or background, just people drifting from place to place. I was confused by some things (why did no one ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) call the authorities when Guy had a book on the train??). Part of my ambivalent attitude is probably because I actually love info-dumping world-building 😂

To me, this book felt like a warning about what happens when we, as a society, stop valuing learning and books, more than it did a warning about government overreach, like 1984 and others. While the gov't did sanction the destruction of books in this story, it was the people who ⬇ 2mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) originally lost interest in them. I feel like this story reflected the leaps and bounds of new tech that was becoming much more widespread at the time, TV and telephones, vacuum cleaners and washing machines, faster cars and more spare time. Things can be good until they're bad.

However, as a story I just never really connected. I didn't particularly care about Guy or any of the other characters. Although I weirdly did like the odd ⬇ 2mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) ending.

So tell me your thoughts!! Did you enjoy this one? Did it go places you expected? Did you have any take-away thoughts? Did you feel like the ending was optimistic or pessimistic?

@BarbaraJean @BarkingMadRead @Catsandbooks @ChelseaM6010 @Clare-Dragonfly @Daisey @julieclair @Librarybelle @nanuska_153 @StayCurious 2mo

See All 14 Comments

Librarybelle I agree that it felt like it was the people who lost interest initially and then the government sanctioned the destruction of them. I gave it a soft pick—there are parts I‘m still not sure I fully understand—but it just hits too close to the modern debate of banning books. It‘s eerie to see the parallels between a group‘s fear of books‘ contents and the eventual signing into law of book bans and punishment for providing said books to others. 2mo

Clare-Dragonfly I agree, the worldbuilding is surprisingly thin! I don‘t think Bradbury took any time to consider the economics of his world, which makes sense when you think of it more as a warning than immersive storytelling. I think it‘s a pretty effective one. Obviously it‘s enduring. My thoughts on the ending below a spoiler tag… 2mo

Clare-Dragonfly I was surprised by the ending—even though I‘ve read this before! I remembered the group of Book People, but not the city-flattening bombs. It felt both too optimistic (the bad civilization is ended, now the good guys can restart it with the books in their head) and too pessimistic (not reading leads directly to WWIII), as well as too pat—like, Montag is the only important person, so now that he understands the world, it can be destroyed. 2mo

Clare-Dragonfly The declaration of war probably served as foreshadowing for Bradbury‘s 1950s readers, but it didn‘t for me. Montag makes a comment to Faber about the war seeming far away, like something that is going to happen to someone else. Well, as a USAmerican born in the 1980s, that *is* my experience of war. I honestly didn‘t expect it to mean anything to the characters, especially after all the bombers flying past meant nothing to them. 2mo

Susanita I wonder if I would have gotten more out of it if I‘d read it for a class, but then again maybe not. I‘m glad I read it though and can check it off my list. 2mo

julieclair Didn‘t get to it, and since it‘s a re-read, based on the comments, I probably won‘t. 😎 2mo

TheAromaofBooks @julieclair - I still think it's a worthwhile read (and it's less than 200pgs so not a huge commitment). I'm wondering if it's a book I would get more from reading it a second time, because it just wasn't at all what I was expecting. 2mo

julieclair @TheAromaofBooks Oh… interesting! I‘ll keep it on my list, then. And of course I can follow the discussion at any time, due to the magic of Litsy! 2mo

Catsandbooks I wonder why I liked this when I was younger because I find it kind of strange now. I do wish there was more world building. And also the ending seemed too simple. Like oh a bomb hits the city now things are all better to go back??? I am glad I read it though. I might check out the HBO movie version of it they made a few years ago. 2mo

BarbaraJean Popping in late—it‘s been a necessary introverting week for me! Fever dream is such a good description. I read this in the early 2000s, and re-reading it, I couldn‘t believe how little I remembered. Maybe that's because so much of the story feels like just vibes. 😆 The ideas are intriguing, but it‘s sketched out rather than fleshed out. I did enjoy it—the ideas & concerns it raises are still so relevant, both the lack of value for books or ⬇ 2mo

BarbaraJean (Cont'd) ...real ideas and the book-banning side of it. The only part I really remember is the ending and the idea of “being” a book—I loved that so much!! Like you @Clare-Dragonfly I remembered the group of people but not the rest of it. I did feel like it was an optimistic ending, in a weird, apocalyptic, wipe-it-out-and-start-again-but-also-carry-the-torch kind of way. 2mo

57 likes1 stack add14 comments

Clare-Dragonfly

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

pick

I had to include my water bottle in the photo because it matches the book 😂

I do love this book. I didn‘t remember the ending and I‘m not sure I appreciate it—but I won‘t spoil that here! Bradbury‘s characters and world are thinly but sharply drawn. The vision of a world in which books are illegal because everyone is afraid to think is dark and all too real. When I compare the TV-wall parlor with social media, I want to throw away my phone.

31 likes

Clare-Dragonfly

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

Oh, that‘s why this edition seems to be so much bigger than the tiny book I remember 😂

dabbe That part 😱 me! 😂😂😂 2mo

30 likes1 comment

Librarybelle

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

pick

This is a light pick for me—I got the overall gist of the story, but sometimes struggled with what exactly was going on. Dystopian is not my typical genre, but given its ties to current day issues, I knew I had to read this with the #RandomClassics group. I am glad I read it. #192025 #1953

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks I'm getting ready to finish this one today, but on the whole it's a little too much like a weird dream for me to really like it 😂 2mo

Librarybelle @TheAromaofBooks I like that analogy! 😂 2mo

64 likes1 stack add2 comments

dabbe

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

#AboutABook
#SetInFuture
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Unfortunately, this one is now hitting too close to home.

TheBookHippie 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 2mo

JenniferEgnor There‘s a movie for this. 2mo

dabbe @JenniferEgnor Newer than the 1966 version? 2mo

See All 16 Comments

dabbe @TheBookHippie 😵‍💫 indeed. 2mo

JenniferEgnor @dabbe yes. Came out in 2018, available to stream. 2mo

mcctrish I read this in high school, grade 13 so 82/83 and I‘d probably be correct in saying it‘s haunted me all these years. I have actively thought about it ever since. That‘s a wild power for a book to hold 2mo

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 🔥 👏🏻 2mo

Eggs This did actually happen under the reign of Hitler. seized books were burned for all to see in Berlin plaza. Books (and Jews) were claimed to be “intellectual garbage”. That is the end of liberties - to erase history, to deny thought and analysis. There is a powerful memorial now at the site. @dabbe (edited) 2mo

dabbe @JenniferEgnor Ooh, cool ... I'll have to look into it. Thanks! 🤗 2mo

dabbe @mcctrish The first year I taught it, I actually lit a book on fire (a very old well-read Harlequin paperback 😱) in front of the class, after asking them what happened at the temperature 451? I set off the fire fire alarm system in the whole school. But it was quite effective. That book “burns in me brain“ (EA Poe)--just like you. 🔥 2mo

dabbe @Eggs 🩵💙🩵 2mo

dabbe @Eggs I'll have to research it more. Thanks! 🩵💙🩵 2mo

Bookwomble Some of the more famous (infamous!) photos of nazi book burnings are of the destruction of books relating to transgender and queer issues, which were amongst the first they targeted. Transphobia and homophobia are literally nazi ideologies. https://www.themarysue.com/what-books-did-the-nazis-burn-first-its-telling/ 2mo

JenniferEgnor Recommended reading—Bookwomble is right. https://forward.com/culture/549587/trans-book-burning-library-gay-pride/ 2mo

JenniferEgnor Watch this documentary on Netflix: Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hated 2mo

dabbe @JenniferEgnor @Bookwomble ... lots of interesting things to look into ... thanks to both of you! 🤩 2mo

67 likes16 comments

TheAromaofBooks

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

I feel like I need to start this post by confessing that I really struggle with spelling the world Fahrenheit. Why is the H before the R!?

This is a very strange book. The world-building is so odd. I don't really have any idea of how people actually spend their days or what they do. There was a little bit of discussion at the end of the last post, that while most dystopian novels are speaking against a type of government overreach, in some ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) ways this 1951 novel seems to be speaking more to what could happen to society if they allow technological advancements to replace books and a genuine interest in learning/science/debate/discussion. While the firemen are presumably government sanctioned, it definitely doesn't have that same level of Big Brother as a book like 1984. What do you think?

We seem to be picking up this story at a breaking point in Guy's life. The hoard of ⬇ 3mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) books indicates that he's been uncertain about the “rightness“ of his job for a while. Do you think his behavior is reasonable/realistic?

This section ended on a cliffhanger for sure, and I am genuinely so curious to see how this story comes out! I can't say I'm enjoying it exactly, but I have found it very readable. Let me know your thoughts, and we'll be back next week for the conclusion!! 3mo

TheAromaofBooks #RandomClassics

@BarbaraJean @BarkingMadRead @Catsandbooks @ChelseaM6010 @Clare-Dragonfly @Daisey @julieclair @Librarybelle @nanuska_153 @StayCurious 3mo

See All 12 Comments

Librarybelle I also cannot say that I am enjoying it but it eerily parallels what we‘re seeing today with book banning. Because I‘m not a dystopian reader, I am puzzled by a lot and am also wondering what exactly goes on during the day. I think you‘re right in that this is a cautionary tale against technology, and I would say too it‘s a tale of masking knowledge and truth. Why destroy books unless you want to prevent people from reading them? Onto the last bit 3mo

Susanita Yes, this is an odd little book. Montag is all over the place, and there isn‘t really a lot of world building. I‘m very interested to see what happens next! 3mo

BarbaraJean I had the same thoughts about how people spend their days. It seems like the wives all stay home & watch the walls! Clarisse gave us a glimpse of what school is like, but everything is so focused on Montag that the broader world is a mystery. In a lot of ways that makes it more ominous to me. It seems that‘s how people within this world experience it—they don‘t have a broad understanding of what their world is even like.⤵️ @Librarybelle @Susanita (edited) 3mo

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) I also don‘t think people care to find out what the broader world is like! The conversations when the women came over to the Montags seemed to show that. There is the suppression of knowledge and truth (much like present-day book banning), but they‘re so far past that that very few people are even interested in what knowledge they‘re missing, so it‘s easier to control the outliers like Clarisse. 3mo

Clare-Dragonfly It sounds like what people do during the day is be bored and try to distract themselves… and when they can‘t, they court death. The whole “women stay home and watch the walls” thing definitely seems of its time, the 1950s, when so many women were medicated because they were expected to just stay home and keep the house nice. Also, someone must be teaching the kids—probably a miserable job! 3mo

Clare-Dragonfly I was really struck by the image of newspapers dying like moths. A lot of Montag‘s world seems alien to me but some things, like that, seems eerily prescient on Bradbury‘s part. 3mo

Daisey This is a reread for me, but I don‘t remember much at all from the first time, except that I felt I read it too quickly and didn‘t rate it highly. In rereading, I think part of this is the lack of clear world building which seems intentional for the reasons mentioned about people not really caring about the wider world. I am appreciating the purpose of this more now, but I still feel it‘s missing. 2mo

Daisey I was the most surprised I think when he carried the book in public and people basically ignored it. After all the build up with his experience I expected him to be much more cautious when he did start to do something. 2mo

ChelseaM6010 I‘m going to be echoing a few people here and agree—there doesn‘t seem to be much world building, which is a little odd to me, but I‘m along for the ride so far! 2mo

52 likes12 comments

TheAromaofBooks

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

(thru part 1) What an intriguing beginning! This section felt slow, yet weirdly addictive. I definitely wanted to find out more about this culture and what is happening, and found Beatty's “lecture“ to be very interesting. What do you think so far? What do you think of Guy as a character? What do you think happened to Clarisse?

I think I've always thought of this one, Brave New World, and 1984, as being the “classic“ dystopian novels. Are ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) there others you would add (or remove) from this list? I feel like both the other two books gave us more detail about the world-building at the beginning, while 451 seems to be feeding us just a little at a time.

Like I said, this is my first time reading this one and I actually have no real idea what happens at all, so I'm quite intrigued to keep reading!! Let me know your thoughts!! 3mo

TheAromaofBooks #RandomClassics @BarbaraJean @BarkingMadRead @Catsandbooks @ChelseaM6010 @Clare-Dragonfly @Daisey @julieclair @Librarybelle @nanuska_153 @StayCurious 3mo

Susanita I think Guy is a very interesting, conflicted character. I‘m afraid to know what happened to Clarisse. This book is a “classic,” but for some reason I never read it until now. 3mo

See All 15 Comments

Librarybelle This is also my first time reading it, and it is considered a classic. I‘m not the biggest reader of dystopian fiction—I did like The Handmaid‘s Tale—so I‘m still putting together in my mind how this society operates. I like Guy so far, and I‘m afraid something bad happened to Clarisse. 3mo

ChelseaM6010 First time read for me as well! I agree with what‘s been said about Clarisse—I‘m scared to know what happened 🫣 3mo

KAO Such a good book! I enjoyed teaching this one many times over the years. So many great discussion points! 3mo

dabbe Loved teaching this! One of his best IMHO. #themechanicalhound 😱 3mo

Daisey It did feel kind of slow, but also very much building tension with only bits of information at a time. I read this once before very quickly and don‘t remember the details, so I‘m very much looking forward to reading it again with discussion. 3mo

BarbaraJean I've read this before & thought I remembered it, but apparently not—I'd completely forgotten Clarisse!! I love the way Bradbury sketches out the world, slowly bringing out small but key parallels to our own. Beatty's lecture hits on so many cultural trends that I can see happening now, that have been happening for a while—it's so interesting to think back to what society was like when this was written vs. now. 3mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks I agree with your idea of a classic dystopian trilogy! Like @Librarybelle I would add Handmaid's Tale to the list. I find it interesting how all four of those books have a slightly different take on a dystopia—Brave New World and this one kind of emphasize how entertainment masks the dystopia, then the other two are more clearly oppressive without a panacea to distract. 3mo

TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle @BarbaraJean - I've never read Handmaid's Tale, although it's on my list. It would definitely be the most recent of the group (Brave New World is actually the earliest - 1932) so it's also interesting to see what “fears“ have changed or stayed the same. 1984 was published emerging from WWII (1949) and you can feel that in the writing. 451 was published 1953, an era where home advancements were happening rapidly (TV, phones, etc) ⬇ 3mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) so I wonder how much of this was a response to the idea that new and different media might “kill“ reading and books? @Susanita @ChelseaM6010 @Daisey 3mo

Catsandbooks Last time I read this was in 8th grade and all I remember was I liked it. It's interesting to see the world he created and then comparing it to now. When Mildred puts the "seashells" in her ears I thought of airpods. I know there's lot of people who don't read and are definitely more interested in media and tech but I'm also glad that's there's still a ton of us who love books. 3mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Yes, I definitely see this as a response to the rise of media like TV. I wonder what Bradbury would've woven in about smartphones & streaming platforms if he'd written this later on?! @Catsandbooks I was thinking similarly & comparing the world we see here with present-day media trends. It's encouraging that there are still lots of book-lovers & large swathes of society who highly value the written word & books through the ages. (edited) 3mo

TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraJean @Catsandbooks - To me this one has a vibe of being more of a warning about what happens if people stop reading/learning more than it is about government overreach (like the other dystopian novels we mentioned), but it's definitely good to know that there are still communities of us who still embrace books and use modern media to make them more widely available and to share our love of them with one another!! 3mo

43 likes1 stack add15 comments

LitsyEvents

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

Via @TheAromaofBooks
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2755060
August's #RandomClassic is Fahrenheit 451. l've never read this one and honestly know very little about it, so l am going in almost completely blind.
The book is divided into three parts, so rather than following a chapter a day, we'll be reading one part per week. Since the 1st is on a Thursday, I'll try to post discussion posts on August 8, 15, and 22.

TheAromaofBooks Thanks for reposting!! 3mo

37 likes1 comment

TheAromaofBooks

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

August's #RandomClassic is Fahrenheit 451. I've never read this one and honestly know very little about it, so I am going in almost completely blind. The book is divided into three parts, so rather than following a chapter a day, we'll be reading one part per week. Since the 1st is on a Thursday, I'll try to post discussion posts on August 8, 15, and 22.

As usual, I'm tagging my master list for this group. Please let me know if you'd ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) like to be tagged specifically for August.

Side note: if you have any books you'd like to have added to my list, let me know!! I basically have a spreadsheet that has a bunch of titles on it and use a random number generator to determine which one is coming next haha As you can tell, these aren't all “classics“ per se, it's more “random books I always see on those lists of books that everyone should read that actually look interesting“😂 4mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) However, that's kind of long for a hashtag, so I simplified. Anyway, I still have 38 books listed, but I'm always happy to add others into the mix, so let me know if you have one you'd like to tackle - no promises, but it can have its chance to be drawn!!! 4mo

TheAromaofBooks @AnneCecilie @BarbaraJean @BarkingMadRead @Bklover @BookingitwithSandra @Bookwormjillk @catiewithac @CatLass007 @ChaoticMissAdventures @ChelseaM6010 @Clare-Dragonfly @CoverToCoverGirl @Cuilin @eeclayton @janeycanuck @julieclair @Lcsmcat @Librarybelle @Meshell1313 @nanuska_153 @Read4life @SamAnne @TheBookHippie 4mo

See All 27 Comments

Librarybelle I‘ve not read Fahrenheit 451 either, so this will be interesting! I have my copy on the way!! 4mo

BarkingMadRead I read this at the beginning of Covid, so I probably won‘t read it again, but I‘ll join in on the discussion 4mo

BarkingMadRead Also, I read Christy when the series with Kellie Martin first came out. It had a cliffhanger ending and I wanted it as if the book was the same way 🤣 I can‘t wait to read it again, it‘s been close to 30 years! 4mo

TheAromaofBooks @BarkingMadRead - I loved Christy when I read it back in high school, so I'm interested to see if I still enjoy it a few decades later 😂 4mo

ChelseaM6010 I‘ve not read this one. Count me in! 🙂 4mo

TheBookHippie I‘ll be back in October 😂😬 I read this one yearly with students 😅 and no more Steinbeck for me. 😝🙃 4mo

Read4life I won‘t be joining in August but please tag me again in September. 4mo

Daisey I hope to join in August. I've read this one, but I think it deserves a more focused reread. 4mo

BarbaraJean I love this one! It's not like I need another buddy read, but Fahrenheit 451 is short, so why not? Please tag me! (Also I'm definitely in for reading Christy in November. Like you, I read it in high school and am so interested to see what I think now!) 4mo

nanuska_153 I loved this one although I haven't read it that long ago. I'm not 100% sure that I'll join the read, but I'll join the discussion, so please tag me! 4mo

Clare-Dragonfly I‘ll join in! No idea if my copy from school is in a box somewhere, but that‘s what the library is for. 4mo

julieclair I‘m looking forward to re-reading this one. It‘s been years! 4mo

wordslinger42 I‘d love to be added to the list! I don‘t know that I‘ll join in every month, but definitely want to read The Three Musketeers! 3mo

TheAromaofBooks @wordslinger42 - I added you to the master list so you'll get tagged each month and can decide if you want to join!! Did you want to read Fahrenheit 451 in August? 3mo

wordslinger42 @TheAromaofBooks Yay! I think I‘ll sit August out! 3mo

Liz_M @LitsyEvents 3mo

Catsandbooks I'm hoping to join in for August! 3mo

StayCurious Can I be added to your master list? And definitely am in for August. I‘ve read this one and remember liking it a lot. 3mo

TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraJean @BarkingMadRead @Catsandbooks @ChelseaM6010 @Clare-Dragonfly @Daisey @julieclair @Librarybelle @nanuska_153 @StayCurious - Excited to read this one with you all this month!! I'll try to check in next Thursday (August 8) so we can share our thoughts on part one!! 3mo

Librarybelle Yay!! 3mo

Daisey Thanks for the reminder! 3mo

BarbaraJean I appreciate the reminder, because I had totally forgotten about reading this in August! 😂 😂 Now adding it to my reading plan for the month... 3mo

Catsandbooks @TheAromaofBooks hooray! Thanks! 😊 3mo

ChelseaM6010 Yay! Thank you for the reminder 😊 3mo

56 likes27 comments

Momma

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel | Ray Bradbury

The banned books room @ Harvey‘s Tales, Geneva IL

“There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.” ― Ray Bradbury

12 likes

TheSpineView

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

#ItTakesAllKinds @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Controversial

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 📚🙌🏻 8mo

Eggs ❤️🤍🖤 8mo

TheSpineView @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs 🌞 8mo

dabbe The mechanical hound. 😱 8mo

58 likes4 comments

Sharpeipup

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

😏🥂

Aims42 Lol 😂 8mo

30 likes2 stack adds1 comment

Areader2

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

pick

My plan for my reading this year was to read more diverse and thought provoking books ,this book was very much that.This is speculative fiction,Bradbury tells a tale of what the future would look like without books,how as a society we let it happen it shows us how books might not give us all the answers but makes us ask the questions,they challenge you and make you think.#joyousjanuary
Book 2 of #readawya2024

DieAReader, Andrew65, GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader 🥳Great! 9mo

Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 9mo

28 likes1 stack add2 comments

jdiehr

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

pick

Finally read this classic while audio-crocheting this evening.

It was written in the 50s but is still pertinent today.

I'm glad to know the story of "Fahrenheit 451."

jdiehr Narrated by Tim Robbins 👍🏻 12mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks She pretty 💛 12mo

dabbe Beautiful crochet! 🤩🤩🤩 11mo

TieDyeDude I enjoyed Robbins' narration! 11mo

37 likes1 stack add4 comments

Tonton

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

For all the librarians under siege and all of us. Truffaut directing Fahrenheit 451.

20 likes

Ast_Arslan

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

20 pages left, I'm loving it!!

30 likes1 stack add

Ast_Arslan

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

Keep going!
I started today the tagged book, I would like to finish it within monday... I really hope so!

23 likes

Rileytmurray

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

pick

Really interesting book who‘s premise is still super relevant today.. book has some really good social commentary and a lot to say about knowledge can survive in the modern world. Overall can see why this has been considered a classic for so long

8 likes

SarahBookInterrupted

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel | Ray Bradbury

pick

My sister recommended this book and told me I had to listen to the Tim Robbins audiobook version. She said “he acted the shit out of it”. I completely agree. I didn‘t know much about this book except the obvious burning books part and that it‘s a banned book. It was an intense book and it‘s shocking how much of the future Ray Bradbury got right. It‘s shocking that he wrote this in the 50‘s. It makes me want to unplug completely. Glad I read it.

monalyisha I read this going into my 7th grade year. It was a new school so I didn‘t have many friends to compare notes with before the first day. I was so bummed to find most kids didn‘t like this (and that they LOVED the other book we had to read - Johnny Tremain). It was the exact opposite of how I felt! Kids. There‘s no accounting for taste. 😜 I still think Ray Bradbury was such a treasure. Every book of his that I pick up proves me right, ten-fold. (edited) 1y

dabbe Tim Robbins “[acts] the shit out of“ THE GREAT GATSBY as well. 😊 1y

SarahBookInterrupted @monalyisha this is the first Ray Bradbury book I‘ve read. Can you suggest another? 1y

See All 12 Comments

SarahBookInterrupted @dabbe he does? I‘ll tell my sister. I‘ve read it but I don‘t think she has. Although it might be time to read it again. Thanks for the tip! 1y

monalyisha @SarahBookInterrupted Yes! Dandelion Wine is my favorite!

Dandelion Wine, a Novel

Zoes_Human This is one of my all time favorite books by one of my all time favorite authors. If you like short stories, he is one of the greatest writers of short fiction to ever put pen to page. 1y

SarahBookInterrupted @monalyisha thanks! Stacked 1y

SarahBookInterrupted @Zoes_Human wow, thanks! Do you have a book recommendation too? I might just go on a Ray Bradbury binge. 1y

dabbe @SarahBookInterrupted 🤩 1y

Zoes_Human @SarahBookInterrupted I think this is his most interesting collection.

The Illustrated Man

SarahBookInterrupted @Zoes_Human Thanks…shacked. 1y

Zoes_Human @SarahBookInterrupted You are most welcome! 1y

59 likes1 stack add12 comments

Lenamarcela339

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

11 likes1 stack add

RedCurly

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

pick

It was on my TBR list for a long long time but I could not get a copy of it. I enjoyed it and it is very very important novel. I am desprate to know what happend before and aftere this story.

#readtheclassic

LiseWorks He was one of my favorite authors when I was a teen 2y

RedCurly @LiseWorks Can you suggest me any other novel to read from him? 2y

LiseWorks Oh my goodness, it was so long ago, I read them all as I was infatuated with science at the time. I don't think there is a bad one of his. 2y

28 likes3 comments

IamIamIam

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel | Ray Bradbury

I'm feeling a little guilty about listening to this audiobook with earbuds... my own Seashells...

My 2nd book narrated by Tim Robbins & although I do really like him, I'm not loving his narration of this. Gatsby was okay but this isn't great.

35 likes1 stack add

SarahBookInterrupted

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

Check out Meredith‘s book recommendation on Book Interrupted‘s Manuscript Monday. She is really getting into the Banned Book theme of this season. https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/manuscript-monday-fahrenheit-451

30 likes

ETALTON

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray D Bradbury

It feels like a good time to reread Fahrenheit 451.

BkClubCare 😡 2y

16 likes1 comment

WJCintron

Farenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury, Cid Knipel

SFX MAKEUP
Burnt 🔥🔥🔥

bthegood You are so good at this!! 2y

TheNeverendingTBR 😵 2y

SamAnne Wow! 2y

Gissy Amazing!!👍 2y

WJCintron @bthegood @TheNeverendingTBR @SamAnne @Gissy 🥹🥰🙏😃♥️ Thank you so much!! 2y

39 likes5 comments

Blueberry

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

#orange #OminousOrange 🎃🔥

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs

AmandaBlaze I loved this book. I used to have my students read it for English Comp. when I was teaching. 2y

Eggs Brilliant 🍑🧡🔥 2y

53 likes3 stack adds2 comments

HCBB

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel | Ray Bradbury

The magic is only in what books say, how they stitched the patches of the universe together into one garment for us.

7 likes1 stack add

Alora

Farenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury, Cid Knipel

Crossed off another goal for #SuperSeptember

Was kind of disappointed with this one 🌟 2.5/5

My goals for the #readathon are:
◇Finish Humans of New York ✅️
◇Finish Fahrenheit 451 ✅️
◇Finish Cerulean Sea 🙄🥴 (a year+ later)
◇Start and finish 1984
◇Make progress in The Goblet of Fire Illustrated

@Andrew65 #classics #bannedbooksweek #bannedbooks #bannedbook

all_4_kb I have but haven‘t read yet. Somehow it was never a required HS reading that most ppl seemed to have already read. 2y

Alora @kbibliophilific Same! I had the option between 5 or so different books. This was one of them but surprisingly I didnt pick it. I chose A Clockwork Orange. Oh boy lol 😆 2y

TheHungryBookworms I enjoyed it. Hated the movie though. Book was pretty good to me 2y

See All 7 Comments

Alora @TheHungryBookworms I've heard the movie wasn't the best. I liked the idea of the book but I couldn't get into it lol. 2y

TheHungryBookworms @Alora it happens. I dislike some books my friends love and they look at me like i was broken. Lol. But i live that we are all different and we dont all like the same things. That would be boring 2y

Alora @TheHungryBookworms Yes I definitely agree! There's been some popular books that people are all hyped about and I couldn't get into it. And others I loved that had mixed reviews. 2y

Andrew65 A true classic. Well done 👏👏👏 2y

72 likes3 stack adds7 comments

Bookwomble

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel | Ray Bradbury

"Is it because we're having so much fun at home we've forgotten the world? Is it because we're so rich and the rest of the world's so poor and we just don't care if they are? I've heard rumours; the world is starving, but we're well-fed. Is it true, the world works hard and we play? Is that why we're hated so much?"

29 likes2 stack adds

Bookwomble

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel | Ray Bradbury

"He felt his smile slide away, melt, fold over, and down on itself like a tallow skin ... He was not happy. He was not happy ... He wore his happiness like a mask." ?

28 likes

Bookwomble

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel | Ray Bradbury

"It was a pleasure to burn."?
Is it, Ray? Is it though? I don't feckin' think so! I'm melting here!?️?
We're at the water park - kid's paddling pool in the back garden, iced Bloody Mary in easy reach ?? ? Thinking of this first line while sweltering reminded me I haven't read Fahrenheit 451 for a couple of decades, so squeezing it in.

Leftcoastzen I‘m sorry it‘s hot in the place I always counted on to not be hot.😔 2y

Bookwomble @Leftcoastzen You have to understand that as a Briton, I'm culturally required to complain about the the weather 😁 It's actually rather pleasant to sit outside and feel warm (I mean, apart from it being a sign of the End Times!) 2y

Leftcoastzen 😁👏 2y

26 likes1 stack add3 comments

TheSpineView

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

#ArtfulAugust @eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#BookAboutBooks

Eggs Great choice!! 2y

TheSpineView @Eggs 🤩 2y

kspenmoll Good choice! 2y

TheSpineView @kspenmoll 👍 2y

62 likes2 stack adds4 comments

Robotswithpersonality

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel | Ray Bradbury

pick

Okay, I'm done spamming my feed with quotes from this remarkable classic. Accessible too, given the page count. A good chunk of this edition is actually scholarship on the story, and I'm still thinking through my own thoughts; will leave other 'takes' for a second read at some point in the future. For everything it says, (not as dated as I thought it would be), I'm so very glad this book exists.

12 likes

Robotswithpersonality

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel | Ray Bradbury

"...hoped that some day our cities would open up more and let the green and the land and the wilderness in more, to remind people that we're allotted a little space in earth and that we survive in that wilderness that can take back what it has given, as easily as blowing its breath on us or sending the sea to tell us we are not so big." ???

5 likes

Robotswithpersonality

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel | Ray Bradbury

"The things you're looking for, Montag, are in the world, but the only way the average chap will ever see ninety-nine percent of them is in a book. Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine or library. DO YOUR OWN BIT OF SAVING, AND IF YOU DROWN, AT LEAST DIE KNOWING YOU WERE HEADED FOR SHORE." ??

5 likes

Robotswithpersonality

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel | Ray Bradbury

"We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren't happy. Something's missing."

"It's not books you need, it's some of the things that were once in books...The magic is only in what books say..."

5 likes

Robotswithpersonality

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel | Ray Bradbury

"...What a shame if that's all it can ever know."

Honestly forgot there was any robotic being in this book...of course I'm starting to think I never actually finished it the first time for how little I remember it...

6 likes1 stack add

sci6344e22_fd

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

Le sens de la vue est étroitement rapproché de toute lecture, et particulièrement de ce livre, étant donné la précision de la description visuelle des évènements. L'odorat a aussi été stimulé chez moi à cause des produits combustibles utilisés pour brûler les livres décrits dans l'ouvrage. Finalement, le toucher fait également partie de mon expérience de lecture, à cause de la sensation du livre dans les mains et des pages tournées.

6 likes

Addison_Reads

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

pick

I haven't read this since high school. My local library is starting a new book club, Rebellious Reads, and this is the first banned book we will be discussing.

Reading this as an adult, and especially with the current state of things in our world, really opened my eyes and made me see this book in a completely new light.

Book Club meets on Monday and I think there will be a great discussion about this classic, timely read.

58 likes3 stack adds

VioletMoonBooks

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

#Fahrenheit451 #RayBradbury #book #books #bookdesign #bookdesigner #bookdeal #bookdeals #bookdealer #bookdealers #bookdragon #bookdragons #bookfeature #bookfeatures #bookfair #bookfan #bookfandom #bookfever #bookfanatic #bookfrenzy #bookgeek #bookgeeks #bookgeeky #bookgang #bookgasm #geek #geeks #geeky #bookhoarder #bookhoarders #bookhaul #bookhauler #bookholic #bookholics #bookheaven #bookjunkie #Classics #Fiction #ScienceFiction #Dystopia 💖💖💖

24 likes

K.M.-Forester

Farenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury, Cid Knipel

pick

Been listening to the audiobook while I‘m studying and forgot how good this book was. I haven‘t read it since elementary school! Always a pick

55 likes

OutsmartYourShelf

Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury

so-so

Finally got around to reading this one folks, & it's...OK. I wasn't blown away by it as I found the characters all a bit hard to like or empathise with. The female characters especially are very thinly drawn, & there's quite a bit of casual cruelty (treatment of animals, etc). To me, the author is trying to say a lot about censorship, apathy, & the dumbing down of standards, but it gets lost in the overly florid writing style. 2.5⭐

Bren912 My D had to read this while in Highschool so I grabbed and read. I just keep remembering that the year he wrote this was basically when televisions were being watched more and as cell phones are today, taking attention and human connectivity away. I found it to be so parallel to todays world. Censorship. Book banning (again? Still??) and more. At least it was a short book and didn‘t waste too much time!! 😊🤪 (edited) 3y

OutsmartYourShelf @Bren912 I could see what he was trying to say, I just wanted him to get to the actual point quicker. I‘m not a fan of overblown descriptive writing - I can‘t abide Stephen King for the same reason. But yes, this was mercifully quite short 🙂 3y

OutsmartYourShelf Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/749453718 3y

28 likes3 comments

LunaAubry

Farenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury, Cid Knipel

11 likes1 stack add

Gryffleclaw95

Farenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury, Cid Knipel

pick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

As Neil Gaiman says in his introduction, “Fahrenheit 451” is a book about how we as humans begin by burning books and end by burning people. Initially while reading through this book, I didn‘t quite grasp the concepts that Bradbury presents but looking back the book makes more sense and resonates with me. I enjoyed the theme and Bradbury was truly ahead of his time with “Fahrenheit 451”.

18 likes

Gryffleclaw95

Farenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury, Cid Knipel

“Ideas—written ideas—are special. They are the way we transmit our stories and our thoughts from one generation to the next. If we lose them, we lose our shared history. We lose much of what makes us human. And fiction gives us empathy; it puts us inside the minds of other people, gives us the gift of seeing the world through their eyes. Fiction is a lie that tells us true things, over and over.”

- Neil Gaiman; Introduction

13 likes

Gryffleclaw95

Farenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury, Cid Knipel

“ I don‘t talk things, sir,” said Faber. “I talk the meaning of things. I sit here and know I‘m alive.”

- Ray Bradbury

9 likes

Gryffleclaw95

Farenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury, Cid Knipel

“Is it because we‘re having so much fun at home we‘ve forgotten the world? Is it because we‘re so rich and the rest of the world‘s so poor and we just don‘t care if they are? I‘ve heard the rumors; the world is starving, but we‘re well fed. Is it true, the world works hard and we play? Is that why we‘re hated so much?…Maybe the books can get us half out of the cave. They just might stop us from making the same damn insane mistakes!”

- Guy Montag

11 likes

Welcome to Litsy!

Trending Hashtags

Trending Books