Monday, April 20, 2015

Hey guys, I didn't get much reading in recently, although I did go back to Fahrenheit, so I'll post about that. It was a good read overall on all counts. The diction and plot were elevated enough to seem intelligent but the book was still a fun read. It had some really chilling implications of where we could go, however. Ironically, I had started reading 1984 around the same time as we started Fahrenheit, which caused a lot of connections I might not have made before. Both had repressive governments, and the combination really emphasized how much we rely on books and other writings to be intelligent people. In 1984 the government had ministries devoted to making everything ever written agree with minute changes made by "Big Brother." In Fahrenheit everyone were empty idiot shells with no meaning or need to live. people didn't know how to interact, even know that they were being oppressed. its a haunting sad image. Its been good to get back to reading, I unfortunately have read very little this year, despite my almost addiction to reading. Thanks for reading, and I hope you always have a good book and time to read it.

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