I have to confess that SciFi isn't normally my thing. And, this book? Until a couple of weeks ago, I had no clue as to its subject matter. But, after reading someone on here talk about it, then send me a copy (thank you so much, Alexi!) I was eager to give it a read. And I really enjoyed it! i would say it's as much dystopian novel as it is SciFi, and the two combine really well.

I love the story. I think it's still really relevant today. Perhaps, more so today. The concept of censorship and a mass media/social media that tries to control everything, including people's thoughts, is appropriate. We hear about it all the time. The term "fake news" rings in my ears as I write this.

I also really like the juxtaposition between a life that is led at 100 miles an hour (literally, when driving cars) with activities packed into your schedule, yet at the same time, doing, achieving, feeling nothing. Everything happens but nothing happens. That's quite a scary feeling.

I like Montag. I like that he feels as though he hasn't done enough to preserve knowledge and to safeguard books. He has a conscience, which goes against everything the government (or whomever is controlling the country) works to create. He thinks. He reads. He has knowledge. Faber is probably my favourite character, though. I love that he finally has the courage to do something positive to help Montag. Clarisse, I like, also. The way she gets Montag thinking about his life and about his surroundings is perfect. Because of her, he notices the scent of the flowers, the chill in the air. I was sad when Millicent said she had died. I wondered if we would meet her again at the end of the book. Maybe, somewhere along the river.

There is so much more I could say about this book. Like, the parlour walls. They become Millie's reality. Their story is her story. They strip back another layer of self. I find it creepy, the idea of having walls that speak to you and act out their plays before you.

All in all, I can see why this book is such a big deal. Enjoyable, thought-provoking, and relatable.

SciFi and dystopian novel lovers. Dystopian, especially. The message is timeless.

How relevant this still is. It could easily have been a paradoy of modern life in 2021.

There were no chapters. The book is simply set into three parts. Three long parts. I prefer books to have fairly short chapters so I can pause my reading at good points in the book.

Discuss this book with anyone who has read it.

Energised (is that odd?). I felt like this man who died a few years ago, and was writing long before I was born, understood about life. He got how ridiculous it can be.

It is thought-provoking. But, mostly, because it's thoroughly enjoyable.

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