For my very last entry, I have decided to respond to my overall feelings of this book, Fahrenheit 451.
To be honest, I actually like this book ;). Even though the genre is science fiction, which I don't read because it's boring, and that the setting is like weird, it was much better than I thought. Normally, I hate futuristic and technological topics (because they sound so hard and without any affection) but this book was pretty okay. In the beginning of the first few pages, I have to admit it was pretty flat and made me go to sleep. However, as the story progressed, it made me more and more curious. For example, when Beatty came over to Montag's house, it was pretty chaotic. And when Montag arrived at his own house to burn, that was such a tense excitement. I kept thinking, what's going to happen? Why? Who called the alarm? Will he burn it? The tenseness and excitement was quite high and I loved how I began to understand step by step. In the beginning, I barely knew what was going on and I felt so stuffed. However, it all began to unfold a bit by bit, which brought the fun of this book.
Despite the fun stimulation, I don't truly like the characters. They are all kind of weird, except Granger and Clarisse. Even they don't satisfy my thoughts. I wish there was someone attractive and strong that has a fine, elegant mood. Someone that is a little bit quiet, not like Clarisse because she's too weak. And not like Granger because he's too hoboish (Someone like Jude law :) Maybe it's just because of the setting of the future days that the characters are all weird and not like the ideal person nowadays.
Anyhow, I still like this book a lot :). It shows and teaches a lot of things. I hope to read it again sometime.
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Wow! I'm glad that you liked this book because I was planning to read this book for my second one. Don't read The Lord of the Flies.. I don't think you'll like it because there's blood and gruesome in this book.
no jennifer, i dont really recommend you to read this;even if it has a unique story line, interesting theme, it was hard for me to finish this book.
and yeaa i agree with you jane, that i hate the characters in this book. What's up with Guy's wife? Is she like out of her mind?how can she betray her husband like that,, without any reason.. it was scary to read about people with no emotion...
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