Fahrenheit 451: The gripping and inspiring classic of dystopian science fiction

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Einer der Dystopieklassikern, der sich unter Artgenossen wie "Brave New World" und "1984" wohl fühlt. Die Erzählung ist zwar in sich abgeschlossen und hat auch spannende Elemente, es fehlt mir jedoch noch eine Art Moral der Geschicht oder ein Ausblick was mit dem Hauptcharakter langfristig danach geschehen ist. Es bietet sich eigentlich sehr gut an für eine Art Rebellionsgeschichte, endet jedoch nur mit einer Flucht.Das Bild was der Autor von einer durch Medienreize überflutete Gesellschaft zeichnet ist weiterhin aktuell und regt zum Nachdenken darüber an, was wir heute in Zeiten der süchtig machenden Socialmedia eigentlich verlieren.Trotzdem für jeden zu empfehlen der alternative, düstere Weltgeschichten interessant findet.

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This novel is laced with fear and anxiety, as Bradbury probably intended it to be. For younger readers, I would definitely recommend some of his other works, not this one.

Bei diesem Buch handelt es sich um einen der großen dystopischen Romane, den man immer mal wieder lesen sollte, um sich daran zu erinnern, wie wertvoll und anregend Bücher sind und was ihr Verlust bedeuten könnte.

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The book cover has stains from somebody’s fingers

It's not everyday that I get easily sucked into a book to the point that I actually read the thing in one sitting. I am admittedly one of those people who struggle to read for long periods of time. But there has been a few odd occasions where my primitive little brain has a spark go off and I sit there for a few hours until I'm done. The most recent books that encouraged this behaviour was Fahrenheit 451, a book Amazon recommended after a similar quite binge of 1984.Fahrenheit 451 is a book written by Ray Bradbury. The novel was originally published in 1953 and from what I've read, this is generally considered his most famous and most popular book. The story is about a dystopian future where books have been completely outlawed. They have been known to bring out the worst in people by producing unhappiness and stupid behaviour. To combat this problem, the "firemen" are tasked with finding each piece of literature. When they find it, they immediately destroy it and the housing of those who owned them. We follow one of the "firemen" called Guy Montag. This poor fellow becomes disillusioned with his job after becoming friends with a young rebellious teenage girl. She encourages him to question everything, teaches him to start enjoying the simple things in life and this results in Montag committing himself to preserving all forms of literature.The plot of the book is reasonably simple and is very easy to understand. I thought Ray Bradbury did a great job making poor Guy sympathetic. The world in which he lives, it truly sounds depressing, full of mindless humanoids staring at television screens and void of uniqueness (just like 2020). The book doesn't take long to introduce you to the important characters. Each character is quite unique and has just enough detail to help move the plot along at a very quick pace. Before you know it, everything is (literally) up in flames and the story becomes a bit of a rush.I really enjoyed the world in which Fahrenheit 451 takes place. It's very clear that this novel could have been more in depth and it would certainly have been interesting. I would love to know more about the political structure of this version of America, as an example. With no offense to Bradbury intended, It makes me wonder what a more talented writer could do with this material. It's a very good concept, it has great characters and a very interesting setting. It has the potential to be so much more than it is. But as good as that sounds, if we got that kind of detail, It would quite simply murder the pacing of the book. A quality I quite enjoyed. Sometimes less is more. It at least encourages us to use our imagination more. That's never a bad thing.Fahrenheit 451 is a very easy book to read and if you've just read 1984 like myself, you'll want to pick this one. It's not quite as well written from a technical stand point as say 1984 but it's very imaginative story that I really enjoyed. I highly recommend a copy of this book.

It's a fresh, thoughtful and prophetic perspective captured wonderfully through main characters' point if views in a hypothetical setting which looks more and more relevant in today's world!What I really liked about the book is one can read it like a fantasy novel, not bothering allegories and similes, reading through just for the sake of it! And you would still wonder how tightly woven the story is, how smooth the transitions are! It feels like a trance to get lost in the setting!But what one can also do is, read carefully, note why certain paragraphs are framed the way they are, why do even some of them exist, and discover Ray's idea of exposing the radical idea of censorship, the curses of modernity unfold slowly and beautifully! Teaches why it's wise and often times necessary to exercise caution, restraint and remember one's roots and past.The dialogues are crafted with characters in mind, and however small their presence might be, each character has something worthwhile to say, enough to make one think.All in all, a great read!

Bereits während meiner Schulzeit sprach mein Englisch-Lehrer davon, wie aktuell immer noch Bücher wie "Brave New World", "1984" und "Fahrenheit 451" seien. Die ersteren gehörten bei uns zum Literaturkanon für den Leistungskurs, doch Fahrenheit 451 ist mir erst jetzt, 6 Jahre später, endlich in die Hände gefallen.Zeitweise ein wenig noch durch die vorangehenden Dystopien gedanklich beeinflusst, ahnte ich zunächst, es handelte sich um eine Variante von "1984", nur mit Feuerwehrleuten. Nun, nach dem Lesen, kann ich jedoch sagen, dass es zwar durchaus Parallelen vom Aufbau her gibt, doch die Welt an sich ist eine gänzlich andere. Man erfährt bspw. nie, in welchem Land der Protagonist lebt und auch über den Staat an sich erfährt man kaum etwas, abgesehen davon, dass er Denunziantentum fördert und die Menschen sich sehr von der telemedialen Reizüberflutung lenken lassen. Interessant finde ich, dass gewisse Dinge, die heute bereits wie selbstverständlich zum Alltag gehören, für Ray Bradbury bereits 1951 denkbar waren. Insofern kann man ihn durchaus als Visionär seiner Zeit betrachten.Die Geschichte selbst verlief dann nicht ganz so wie erwartet, doch gerade die unerwarteten Wendungen haben ihren besonderen Reiz. Es ging mir an vielen Stellen so, dass ich mir dachte "gleich ist es aus mit dem Protagonisten", doch dann kam es ganz anders. In Bezug auf die heutige Zeit ist neben der alltäglichen Nutzung der digitalen Medien auch die Form der Kriegsführung interessant, die in Bezug auf die Berichterstattung sicher auch den einen oder anderen Verschwörungstheoretiker an unsere Welt erinnern dürfe: die gewöhnlichen Menschen bleiben vom Kriegsgeschehen gänzlich unbehelligt und leben - ähnlich wie in "Brave New World", nur dass es hier nicht ganz so offensichtlich wird, bis auf ein oder zwei Andeutungen - ein Leben unter Drogeneinfluss.Im Mittelpunkt steht der Spaß des Einzelnen, eigenständiges Denken wird nicht gewünscht. Daraus ergibt sich dann auch der Beruf des Protagonisten.Im Großen und Ganzen bin ich sehr zufrieden, mich auf dieses Buch eingelassen zu haben, wenngleich ich anfangs aufgrund der geringen Seitenzahl von 158 Seiten skeptisch war. Dieses Buch kann ich nur jedem wärmstens empfehlen, der seinen (nicht nur literarischen) Horizont erweitern und Denkimpulse erhalten möchte. Es steckt mehr Zukunftsvision in diesem Buch als es Bradbury seinerzeit bekannt gewesen sein dürfte.

Fahrenheit 451 is a wonderful story about a fireman living in a futuristic society where books are banned & censorship is commonplace. Morgan is a firefighter, but not like the ones in our world because instead of putting out fires he is employed to start them for the purpose of burning books. We meet Morgan & are introduced to his job & briefly to him when he meets a young neighbour named Clarisse who is an interesting girl with plenty of questions. Unlike the majority of the people in Morgan's society who merely accept things & practice a superficial happiness filled with odd television shows & games, Clarisse asks plenty of questions.Morgan's friendship with Clarisse will change his life forever, & perhaps for the better, because one thing is certain from the beginning when we meet Morgan - he's not particularly happy for a guy living in a world that is supposed to be obsessed with happiness.Bradbury's story explores the society that Morgan is living in & reveals how it's inhabitants came to live in a world where books are banned, questions are frowned upon & superficial happiness is encouraged & formalized in all aspects of the society. Bradbury's novel is incredibly insightful given it's publication date in the early 1950's. It is a commentary on the world we live in that is more obsessed with images, fun & superficiality than it is with exploring ideas, expanding our minds & learning. The novel, whether or intentionally or not, serves as a stark warning to societies, & the people who make up those societies, that place too little importance on knowledge, questioning & reflection.The novel is short & an incredibly easy read. Bradbury is a wonderful writer who is writing for the reader's enjoyment at least as much to send a message.

Ray Bradbury wrote "Fahrenheit 451" in 1953 and if you look at the state of the world today, you get the creepy feeling that the predictions that he made 53 years ago are starting to come true. Some of it but not all.The book is about a "fireman" whose job it is to START fires, not put them out. Plus not just any fires. The firemen are there to burn down any buildings containing books as it is now against the law to read books. The owners of the books have to watch their building being destroyed and then they are arrested. Meanwhile, the government is declaring war on countries for the vaguest of reasons and the population is kept under control by being given mindless TV entertainment. So the lack of books and the abundance of mindless TV programmes means that the people are not given the opportunity to think about their dreary lives.And now you can see why the book has disturbing parallels with today's world and why the book is consistently banned in American schools (or heavily censored). The US government is at the moment waging war in the Middle East and the current US government doesn't like criticism or people analysing what they are doing or thinking. So they give people lots of entertainment and they dumb down the news to take peoples minds off what's going on. OK, the ban on books and reading obviously isn't here today (I for one would be in BIG trouble if that happened!!!) but you can see how Bradbury's other predictions are stealthily approaching us.This is a "must-read" book for everybody. It provokes discussion and thought. They should stop banning or censoring this book and make it available to everybody in its full uncensored form.This 50th anniversary edition has an afterword by Bradbury in which he rails against the world and how he also feels his book is coming true. There is also a transcript of an interview with Bradbury in which he talks about the book, his life and his other work.Highly recommended. You will never forget this book - ever.