Review of Fahrenheit 451 (1966) by Brian Q — 09 Jul 2012

An excellent vision of a future where books are illegal and the citizens are drugged into a stupor and basically live to work and watch TV. A classic.

This review of Fahrenheit 451 (1966) was written by Brian Q on 09 Jul 2012.

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