Fahrenheit 451

This is a superb and intriguing novel. The concepts and musings around the preservation of the written word in the face of a dystopian world in which books are destroyed is fascinatingly and incitefull . This book packs a lot of punch in such a short space of time and therefore I believe I can only adequately glean the best out of this book after a re-read. I love the premise and the idea of this dystopian world. I loved the description of fire and the poetic beauty of literature. I loved the character of Clarissa and wish there had been more of her brilliance sprinkled within the narrative. I loved the faulted and conflicted character of Gus. I was blown away by Bradbury's predictions around headphones and television technology. I loved the influence of history and historical repression of the written world in Stalin's Russia and Hitlers Germany. The only reason this novel isn't gifted the 5 stars I believe Bradbury deserves for this beautiful and haunting novel is that I felt I missed an utter connection with this book at the time of reading. This may be due to reading this book in instalments or the fact I wasn't fully immersed in the story but I lacked the gut reaction of adoration for this novel that I felt reading slaughterhouse 5 and brave new world. I hope and wish however that upon re reading this book I can glean the 5 star beauty of this book. It's an incredible story and I am so happy I have finally got round to reading it! A 4/ 4.5 star read for me.