Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The clever title refers to the temperature at which paper will burn. And why is this relevant?
This 'futuristic' book is set in an often cruel, hedonistic society, in which certain free-thought is not permitted through the reading of books.
If anyone is found to be hoarding books, the book burners, or 'firemen' come round and make sure your hoard is well and truly incinerated "for the good of humanity". The hoarder is of course arrested and suitably dealt with.
This text revolves around one such fireman, Guy Montag.
Guy Montag, has some experiences, which include stealing a book from an old lady's house, which he is about to incinerate. The book leads him to begin thinking freely and he also begins to question this society that he lives in. Subsequently he becomes a hoarder of books.
It would spoil the story to say anymore, but Montag flees, to where I won't say and as to why would spoil the story for you.
This book will have you asking many questions about the value of books, but more important, all cultural texts in general. You will reconsider our current society, especially in light of the cultural climate, when the book was published (1953, a cold war and the ramp up to the counter culture revolution), in comparison to where we are now- how we now use and consume texts - how society has turned out. You will ask yourself if we are now at a stage where we are all hedonists and selfish to further degrees than decades before. Get yourself over to ebid and grab yourself a copy of this wonderful read.
Summary: Thought provoking!
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This 'futuristic' book is set in an often cruel, hedonistic society, in which certain free-thought is not permitted through the reading of books.
If anyone is found to be hoarding books, the book burners, or 'firemen' come round and make sure your hoard is well and truly incinerated "for the good of humanity". The hoarder is of course arrested and suitably dealt with.
This text revolves around one such fireman, Guy Montag.
Guy Montag, has some experiences, which include stealing a book from an old lady's house, which he is about to incinerate. The book leads him to begin thinking freely and he also begins to question this society that he lives in. Subsequently he becomes a hoarder of books.
It would spoil the story to say anymore, but Montag flees, to where I won't say and as to why would spoil the story for you.
This book will have you asking many questions about the value of books, but more important, all cultural texts in general. You will reconsider our current society, especially in light of the cultural climate, when the book was published (1953, a cold war and the ramp up to the counter culture revolution), in comparison to where we are now- how we now use and consume texts - how society has turned out. You will ask yourself if we are now at a stage where we are all hedonists and selfish to further degrees than decades before. Get yourself over to ebid and grab yourself a copy of this wonderful read.
Summary: Thought provoking!
my ebid shop
buy it here ps this link changes everynow and then. If it is dead, just go into my ebid shop and do a direct search :)
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* When you buy with Google Checkout, you can track all your orders in one place and shop with confidence knowing that Google protects you from unauthorised purchases.
Use one login everywhere.
With Google Checkout you can quickly and easily buy from stores across the web and track all your orders and delivery information in one place.
Shop with confidence.
Google Checkout's fraud protection policy covers you against unauthorised purchases made through Google Checkout, and GC won't share your purchase history or full card number with sellers.
Control spam.
You can keep your email address confidential, and easily turn off unwanted emails from stores where you use Google Checkout.
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