The system was simple. Everyone understood it. Books were for burning, along with the houses in which they were hidden.
Guy Montag was a fireman whose job it was to start fires. And he enjoyed his job. He had been a fireman for ten years, and he had never questioned the pleasure of the midnight runs or the joy of watching pages consumed by flames, never questioned anything until he met a seventeen-year-old girl who told him of a past when people were not afraid. Then Guy met a professor who told him of a future in which people could think. And Guy Montag suddenly realized what he had to do...
My Thoughts: Being a fan of fiction with a dystopian element to it, I had to give this classic a go. It has some amazing little quotes in it throughout and is quick and pretty easy to get through.
Despite it's simplicity, it definitely raises some intriuging questions: Burn books? Why ever would you want to do that!!! I was not disappointed with the ending of this either. An interesting read that leaves you plenty to contemplate.
Recommendation: If you liked 1984 by George Orwell or Brave New World by Aldous Huxley then it might be worth giving this a go.
I RATED THIS 8/10
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