In a word, this book was creepy. With society dumbed down by television and the law, human inteligence is not what it once was. Books are illegal, and reading them is a crime. Montag is a fireman, but instead of saving people from fires, he starts fires and can kill people. His job is to burn houses, and the books inside them. But once he begins to question the world and his purpose in it, he decides to follow his curiousity and do what is forbidden: read.
The creepy part of this book is how eeriely similar the world of Montaq is to everyday society. The ads, the focus on television, gossip and politics. This world is familiar and alien all at once. Even the language between the characters is strange, and reveals how little they know and understand. With no purpose, people begin to do crazy things and become brainwashed that they are having fun.
As creepy and strange as this book is, I recommend it to any book worm, and any person who believes that reading is a waste of time. The loss of knowledge damages history and humans have a habit of learning from mistakes.
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