I think that Fahrenheit 451 was a pretty good book. It was a much different story than The Old Man and the Sea and The Grapes of Wrath. This book was more like science fiction in a completely different world. I would give this book a seven out of ten. After the first few pages I did not think the book would be that great, but it did get better over time. It was an interesting story about life without books.
One good thing about this book is that it was short. That is my favorite type of book that I have to read for school. I specifically chose this book because it had the least amount of pages compared to the other books. I think it told a good story, and it summed it up with a good ending. There were not a lot of characters, but the few characters in the story were very impactful. I think this book is a classic, and there is a reason that we still have to read it. It has a message, and it gets it across.
I do not have a lot of problems with this book. One thing was that it was a little hard to follow at first. After a while it explains how the society came to be the way it is, so that cleared it all up. But the beginning pages were somewhat confusing. I also did not think that Montag was the best protagonist. He is just like any other average citizen. He does not really think for himself, and he does not have all the answers. He is not a hero with anything that makes him special. He can’t even control himself because he ends up spouting poetry at his wife’s friends which is really what got him in trouble. I think that even with these cons this book should continue to be read by people for years to come.
Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Ballantine, 2003. Print.
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