Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is about the future when firemen burn houses instead of saving them. It is illegal for people to own books in the future, so if someone finds out if there is a book in the house firemen will come and burn the house. When one of the firemen meets a girl, he starts wondering what is in the books.
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/451/
The site gives a more detailed summary of the book.
Fahrenheit 451 makes you think of how much TV and other forms of entertainment controls what people think. It also makes you think of how important books are and what the world would be like with out them.
http://www.amazon.com/Fahrenheit-451-Ray-Bradbury/dp/0345342968
The site gives a couple more reviews of the book.
The site below gives Ray Bradbury biography. It talks about how he writes about the future in all of his books. It says he used to sell newspapers on the street corners of L.A. He would spend his nights in a library and his days writing.
http://www.raybradbury.com/bio.html
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Beth, How were you introduced to this book? What really struck you about the book? Did any characters really strike you? Can you apply the subject or theme to today? Should others read it? Why? I am left with so many questions. See my blog about writing a book review and add, add, add. Prove to your readers that this a book worth reading.
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