Thursday, April 26, 2012

Fahrenheit 451 -- Take 2

I finished Fahrenheit 451 in time for my book club, and I have to say, it was shorter than I remembered it being.  I remembered odd things about the plot as well: a river near the end, and about the mechanical dog.

But I forgot a lot of the details, including the finer points of the social commentary.  I especially like the portion near the middle where Guy Montag meets with  Faber, the old man who loves books and has a number of them secreted away.

You know what?  I actually don't really have a review for this book.  I liked it.  It has lots of social commentary about oppressive regimes and people as sheep.  And it's a suspenseful story.  Thumbs up.

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