This is another classic which I decided to come back to recently. I read this a few years back while in High School and again I just let it go in one ear and out the other. I wish that I hadn't (looking back, I think this with a lot of novels). In this dystopian future books are no more, and it is illegal to own them. There are firemen who go around and burn any books that they find. I can't think that for some reason we, as a society, are headed to this point. So few people actually read now, and the number is always dropping. Kids no longer want to read, they would rather be enveloped in the virtual world and give up everything they have around them. I hope that we never reach this point but again it wouldn't surprise me if we did (see my next post about Super Sad True Love Story).
Now to the book, it is regarded as a classic for a reason, and there is not a whole lot I can add to this review that hasn't been said a hundred times. Guy, our main protagonist, decides to rebel against the norm, and starts to keep books. Everything changed one night during which a tragic event occurred. After that he is forever changed and decides to see what all the fuss is when it comes to reading books. After the events which unfold he has a new outlook on life and decides to commit his life to preserving the wonder that is reading, in one way or another.
This novel is eye opening in that while it was written in 1953 it is still easy to relate to. If you are into classic dystopian novels, read this one. Again it is a classic for a reason.
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