Fahrenheit 451

     Picture a world, were fire fighters did not put out fires, but rather started them. Where books are illegal and have to be completely burned to ashes, twice. Where people didn't socialize, and you could be arrested for being a pedestrian. Where cars drove over 100 Mph on the highway, as the speed limit. I bet you can't see yourself in a world like that, but after reading "Fahrenheit 451" I Can. Ray Bradbury is a very interesting writer with a lot of unimaginable works of science fiction. He did an awesome job of putting me into the book and I loved it.
    
       This book really made me question society today and how it will be in the future! Considering that this book was released in 1951 and published in 1953 and they didn't even have computers! I am amazed at how much Bradbury knew and was able to guess about society in the now not so far off future! If you think about it they didn't even have computers back then! They didn't even have cell phones until 1983! I am so curious about the life of Ray Bradbury, that I will add some information now and maybe even make my next post about him!

     Some fun facts about Ray Bradbury! He never went to college, he started out of high school working at libraries and selling newspaper all over LA. He started his full time writing career in 1843. Notice that after only 10 years as a highly successful writer Bradbury had already written his "masterpiece" that we will still read today. Another fact which i stumbled upon, was how long he lived. Ray Bradbury lived to be 91, having just recently passed away on June 5th, 2012. I don't want to give away everything about Mr. Ray Bradbury so stay updated for more blast from the past! (:
 
 I am very glad I chose this book to read, and I must admit, it was quite out of my comfort zone. I really don't enjoy reading Science-Fiction, so it is very atypical for me to even think about reading it, and in this case it's very extraordinary that i actually read it and fell in love with the book. I heard it was one of those books where you either love it or hate it, and I can see how that goes! I do recommend you give this book a shot!