in a future where firemen start fires it is illegal to possess books.
Review:
I enjoyed this novel it made me think and made me angry. It has a very strong opening and even stronger characters. The protagonist is a fireman paid to burn books, one fateful day he keeps one of the books he was meant to burn and his life is forever changed. Typical of this genre (dystopian fiction) there are revelations about society and the general direction we are heading and what we should do to stop the slide. I recommend this novel for everyone.
10/10
“Stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.”
“There must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.”
If you enjoyed this you should read:
1984 - George Orwell
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
The Day of the Triffids - John Wyndham
I feel it necessary to say that Bradbury's writing style is so amazing that people should pick up one of his books just to see the magic that he can produce with language! This one is great, and also "Something Wicked This Way Comes".
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