When I saw that HBO was remaking Fahrenheit 451 I was interested. I’d seen the movie when I was a high school student, but somehow never read the book. That had to change. Luckily, my son had a copy I could borrow.
Fahrenheit 451 takes place in a dystopian future where books are illegal and people spend most of their time watching interactive television shows and driving at ridiculous speeds. The novel follows the life of a fireman named Guy Montag. In this future firemen don’t put out fires; they start them. They burn books. [Read more…] about Book Review: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury