Fahrenheit 451: A Novel

I had to read this book for school about a year ago and I first I said "oh god why?" since i never liked dystopian books but when I gave it a try I was hooked. This book reflects a good idea of where our society is heading. Its a great book and only reason I give it four stars its because sometimes it can be a little confusing making you read again right away or go back because you feel you missed something.

We have to read this in one of my classes. So far, the book is pretty good. I figured it would just make things easier if I read it on my tablet, that is until I found out about the price. The actual paper-bound book is $7, while this is $9? This is just digital symbols, the book's price includes all the paper, ink, paper cutting, shipping, etc, and still a digital version is more? This makes no sense. I would buy books here if they weren't so expensive.

Fahrenheit 451 is commonly known to deal with censorship. After reading this novel written back in the 1950s, the advent of the television era, it seems that TV is as much of a target. Citizens of Bradbury's world can purchase screens to take up an entire wall of their home. They can even play small roles I their favorite TV shows. One character's speech centers on the dumbing effect that TV has on society to the point that o one cares that books have been taken awsy. At another moment, a character indicates that the same things that are contained in books can be found on TV. The problem is that individuals don't choose intelligent content. I was surprised to come across so much dealing with TV. I was perplexed by the war going on in the background throughout much of the book. The war becomes central to the book's conclusion although it's not clear what the war is over. I was a little confused. Bradbury is a beautiful writer. His prose is eloquent and was the highlight of the story.