Passion to burn (through) books: Farhenheit 451

(tags book, classic)

All this time in Japan, but I still haven't read my Japanese copy of Fahrenheit 451 (華氏451度). I gave up on it and I bought the English version a couple of weeks back.

This work is memorable to me for a couple of reasons. I lent the Japanese version to a friend and he said it was translated in the mannerisms of the time (1960s?). Also this book was a required reading assignment for my junior high school English class, but after the teacher embarassed my reading group and I couldn't save it, I figured out that classic books are like sand grains falling through the sieve of my mind. They don't stick, but they sure do flash brightly.

Still I am enjoying re-reading this book after all this time. Guy Montag is fiery and passionate. He also reminds me of a mid-life crisis case. The book also keeps me contrasting its world with our reality. Anything to keep me thinking is good right?

I have some other media on this book waiting for me to review.