Fahrenheit 451

English language

Published July 21, 2006

ISBN:
978-0-307-34797-8
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Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as one of his best works, the novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found. The book's tagline explains the title as "'the temperature at which book paper catches fire, and burns": the autoignition temperature of paper. The lead character, Guy Montag, is a fireman who becomes disillusioned with his role of censoring literature and destroying knowledge, eventually quitting his job and committing himself to the preservation of literary and cultural writings.

The novel has been the subject of interpretations focusing on the historical role of book burning in suppressing dissenting ideas for change. In a 1956 radio interview, Bradbury said that he wrote Fahrenheit 451 because of his concerns at the time (during the McCarthy era) about the threat of book burning in the United States. …

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O livro "Fahrenheit 451" (1953), do mestre Ray Bradbury, é outra clássica ficção distópica que demonstra o poder profético de ficções especulativas de mais de 70 anos atrás.

Não sei porque demorei tanto para ler, já que alguns contos fantásticos de Bradbury me impactaram ainda na adolescência.

O futuro que ele imaginou em 1953 parece muito próximo, se já não estiver acontecendo. Os horrores de um governo hediondo são camuflados através de um embotamento generalizado das pessoas. Livros são queimados como objetos proibidos e as pessoas que os possuem são condenadas como subversivas.

Acompanhamos a trajetória de Guy Montag, um dos agentes militares responsáveis por essa incineração e perseguição — tarefas que passaram a ser responsabilidade dos bombeiros. É uma das mais poderosas histórias de conversão que já vi, concentrando todo o talento de Bradbury como um mágico contador de histórias.

Apesar de o …

Fantastic

5 stars

I had read this book a long time ago and remembered it as a difficult read - my english was not quite on the same level as it is today. When re-reading it now i was blown away. An amazing story paired with wonderful storytelling. After reading "boring" contemporary novels this was delightfully refreshing

My version of hell... and I keep coming back to it.

4 stars

Oh heavens, this book chills me. I read it and at times it confuses me and makes me want to scream how the hell the world got in such a way, and I wanted Guy to wake up and do something about it. Yes, he learns more, but I have to remind myself to slow down and soak in the world, to read the hateful hateful words of his boss, Beatty, and others who know more about Guy.

Amazing work of dystopia, looking all happy and pretty in the home, but the world outside is cruel. I cringed when I read the bits about teenagers racing around and beating each other up and killing each other. Horrible stuff, and when Guy has had enough at one point and tells off his wife's empty-headed friends, I was doing a happy dance for him, even though it would create more problems.

It's …

Review of 'Fahrenheit 451 de Ray Bradbury' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

While Fahrenheit 451 is a good book that has interesting parts, I feel as if it's more like a sketch than a complete book. This might come from me not having read fiction in a while and the book being 70 years old, but I couldn't get the sense that this was a literary work on the same level as other books I've read.

However, I still found this to be a good book. As someone who's interested in philosophy and social sciences, I was very intrigued by the topic of this book and it's dystopian nature. It has undoubtedly made me reflect more on how society works, how information in society works and how reading (in my opinion) makes us better people.

reviewed Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Ave fénix, 10)

Review of 'Fahrenheit 451' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

Una novela infantiloide. Y no me refiero a los personajes, que viven en un sistema que los quiere idiotizados, me refiero a la forma en la que está escrita, parece un libro dirigido a niños o a gente de derecha (que ya sabemos que no le da la cabeza para mucho). Si quieres una buena distopía: 1984.

Review of 'Fahrenheit 451 de Ray Bradbury' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

W fikcyjnym świecie książki zostały całkowicie zakazane. Ludzie przyjmują medykamenty sprawiające, że są spolegliwi. Specjalne brygady strażaków mają za zadanie tropienie wywrotowców, którzy kolekcjonują słowo pisane w akcie sprzeciwu wobec opresyjnej władzy.

Powieść została napisana w 1953 roku. Dlaczego to istotne?

Review of 'Fahrenheit 451 de Ray Bradbury' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

É incrível como uma obra tem impactos diferentes em momentos também distintos de nossa vida. Não que da primeira vez que tenha lido Bradbury não tenha achado a obra uma das maiores peças da literatura mundial, pelo contrário, a 12-15 anos atrás minha visão limitada e adolescente de mundo não sequer me dava capacidade para ver o que mais tinha ali, tal qual Montag antes de conhecer Clarisse. Mas é que talvez eu tenha irremediavelmente mudado desde então e esta obra me caiu com ainda mais peso e significado.

O mundo mudou, desde que foi escrito e desde que li a primeira vez. Talvez o maior erro de Bradbury esteja no tamanho da tela que nos prende, não são telas enormes que tomam paredes inteiras e que são repetidas em 3 dimensões, mas sim pequenos espelhos negros na palma da mão que nos dão acesso diário a feeds pré-selecionados e …

Review of 'Fahrenheit 451' on 'GoodReads'

4 stars

It must be close on 25 years ago that I first heard about this book, and now finally I can tick it off the list. Surprisingly also, this is the first time I've read anything by Bradbury, even though I have a number of his works on my shelves.

The book is such a classic, that I'd be surprised if people don't know the general premise, and of course in that sense there wasn't too much wow factor or plot twists that one uncovers here. With that said, it is wonderfully written. The clarity of the landscape the characters see themselves in is simple and clear to the reader. Depressing, vapid and shallow as one continues through the story as it becomes more and more fatalist.

Such a simple phrase, such a beautiful phrase, as Montag meets the group by the fire at the end:
"... and Time was there." …

Review of 'Fahrenheit 451 de Ray Bradbury' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I have many thoughts about this book but recognizing that I'm unlikely to take the time to get them all coherently stated here, I'm going to opt for a few bullet points instead.

● People seem to like arguing about whether this is a book about the dangers of technology or the dangers of censorship. I think it's somewhat both, sure, but more about the dangers of being content to engage only with things that make us feel good.


● I say it's only sort of about censorship because, as Faber argues, "Remember, the firemen are rarely necessary. The public itself stopped reading of its own accord. You firemen provide a circus now and then at which buildings are set off and crowds gather for the pretty blaze, but it's a small sideshow indeed, and hardly necessary to keep things in line. So few want to be rebels anymore. [...] …

Review of 'Fahrenheit 451' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

It's been years since I read this, years before being online and years before newspapers started folding. It's a different world now, and this short novel, written in the early 1950s, is eerily prescient. Ray Bradbury did not predict the internet, exactly, but something very much like it; many people are addicted to sitting in their "parlors," places in their houses in which meaningless conversation is piped, soap opera like, to keep people senselessly occupied. There are no educational programs, and books are burned. Suspect someone of hoarding books? Send an alarm! The firemen will come and burn down the guilty person's house and arrest him/her.

Books cause thinking and different opinions. Some books make people uncomfortable. Many books would belie the history that's been rewritten for the masses. Therefore, books are poisonous--away with them all!

This story focuses on one fireman named Guy Montag, and his yearning for life …

Review of 'Fahrenheit 451' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

An excellent adaptation that places a different (but equally important) emphasis than the original book. In the book, the burnings that take place are described in exquisite detail, but in the graphic novel, this is represented visually. With so much less space taken up by this simple change, more emphasis is put on the toxic society and its impact on the main characters. It's chillingly similar to today and the lessons it imparts are both topical, informative and helpful.

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