Farenheit 451

My English teacher gave it to me, and I loved it. It was written so long ago, but pertains to the habits of today. Speed, death, and entertainment TV are all present in both worlds. So are wars that are supposed to be short, and teens that defy the stereotype teens get. A niche of people who care about books, and knowledge. This book changed the way I read, from my interest and hobby to my duty and devotion. I have also started stockpiling, hiding, and generally consuming books since reading this.

It was written so long ago...
Now you're making me feel old. In fact, it was published when I was maybe 1 year old. I still think like a young'un, but parts of me feel like they've seen the Century turn twice.

I am very glad that books, and especially ~this~ book speak/spoke to you the way they/it do/did. (Choose your own syntax...) Fahrenheit 451 is also one of my favorites, for very much the same reasons - equally relevant in ~my~ time.

Bradbury wrote MANY other stories; I've got a collection (in one book) of a hundred or more of his short stories. I haven't found a -meh- one in it yet. They all seem to have very thoughtful and profound messages in them.

451 was a seminal book in my high school reading career as well. Bradbury seems to be one of those people who is capable of writing a story that is ever-relevant, in any place and time.