Fahrenheit 451- Rating and Reason

For Fahrenheit 451 I would have to give the book a three star rating on a five star scale. The only reason being that I didn't like the style of the futuristic based setting and what not. To me it didn't click like other futuristic based setting books do. This is probably because in this one it isn't a long time from now as some of the other books are, so the author doesn't think of really cool gadgets to put in it for the peoples enjoyment.

For Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury used a futuristic setting with a twist. The twist being that he didn't use a very far off time and use it, but he went just a little farther in time, and based it off of our lives now but with a couple of new things. I think his goal was to make it a laid back community which is cool, but not my favorite. The book was interesting and I was able to read it no problem, but if I could have chosen the setting and time period I would have made it a lot different.

Instead of subways or cars we would just teleport to most of our destinations, instead of wall television sets, I would make it hologram figures walking around in your own house. Even the houses would be decorated different with futuristic furniture and appliances that could work by themselves. The reason being for appliances and all other things in the house, including the house, to clean itself is because I know no one likes doing that chore to this day. I know that whenever my mom ask's me to help her clean something I dread every minute of it and wish that I could invent a robot to do it for me. That brings me to my next idea which is robotic animals and helpers. If you could keep a couple human-like robots in your house you could make them clean the dishes and rub your feet whenever you wanted.

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Ballantine, 1953. Print.