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Fahrenheit 451
- Narrated by: Tim Robbins
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
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Fahrenheit 451
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Publisher's Summary
Earphones Award Winner (AudioFile Magazine)
Ray Bradbury's internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 is a masterwork of 20th-century literature set in a bleak, dystopian future, narrated here by Academy Award-winning actor Tim Robbins.
Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television "family". But then he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn’t live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through the ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television. When Mildred attempts suicide and Clarisse suddenly disappears, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known. He starts hiding books in his home, and when his pilfering is discovered, the fireman has to run for his life.
Editorial Reviews
Editors Select, October 2014 - I credit Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 as one of the books that sparked my love of reading, and now that I'm an avid listener, I'm excited to be able to experience the story anew with Academy Award-winner Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption) narrating. Robbins' tone expertly mirrors the story's narrative – shifting effortlessly from somber and contemplative to suspenseful and terrifying. Each character, from the rebellious protagonist Guy Montag, to the enigmatic Clarisse McClellan, to the gruff Captain Beatty is distinct and realistic, making this frightening future seem all the more possible. Whether you enjoyed the book in a high school English class or never quite got around to it, every book lover should experience this poignant version of a dystopian classic.
Critic Reviews
"Bradbury's iconic novel about the dangers of complacency and the value of curiosity gains a solid new voice with this audio performance. Tim Robbins puts his acting prowess to use here, creating superb dialogue and striding confidently through powerful speeches that celebrate books and warn against the lure of technology. Protagonist Montag burns with all the earnestness of a man eager for change; Faber's aged scholar simmers with cautious hope; Mildred's vacuous presence echoes emptily. Robbins provides the theatrical with the expected confidence, but he also makes good use of quiet in this production. He makes Bradbury's words even more powerful by remembering to pause at opportune moments to let them sink in." (AudioFile)
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- satvik
- 09-03-20
Amazing book. Excellent narration
The title says it all. This book will make you love books even more. Also, hats off to the amazing narration!
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- nk
- 04-09-21
A book that is way ahead of its time.
This book might have been wonderful for reading before world-wide-web era. The readers then might have had the opportunity to interpret and imagine in wider levels. For a reader in the 21st century, the premise makes its just an ok-ok book. The narration is what makes the audible version a good try.
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- Nishaanth Kanna
- 05-09-21
must read
narrator was awesome. was really expressive and I really enjoyed it. 10/10 recommend it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-03-21
It was immensely satisfying.
the narration was amazing, and the story was striking. I was dumbstruck by the similarities of our world and thr one in the novel.
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- Kriti kapadia
- 05-05-23
the plot is thrilling, the narrati is astounding!
the story is definitely breathtaking and tim robbins's narration made it even better! loved it!
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- Anonymous User
- 19-08-20
Absolutely brilliant.
One of the best books I've listened so far!! The storyline, the writing and the narration are all absolutely brilliant.
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- Anjali Yadav
- 11-09-19
Awakening
A time to be born, and a time to reap.
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.
A time to kill, and a time to heal.
A time to break down, and a to time to build up.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh.
A to e to mourn, and wea time to dance.
A time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together.
A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing.
A time to get, and a time to loose.
A time to keep anda time to cast away.
A time to rend anda time to sew.
A time to keep silence and a time to speak.
A time to love and a time to hate.
A time of war, and time of peace.
- Ecclesiastes
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- Rahul R.
- 04-04-23
Excellent Story, narration could have been better
The storyline is great and the author’s imagination is wonderful but the narration could have been a bit more emotive
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- Vittal Balasubramanian
- 22-05-24
Refreshing
We really do need to learn to shut off the constant noise that bombards is from all directions, TV, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and so many more...
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- Rishu
- 28-12-23
Very hard to finish
I really liked George Orwell's 1984 so I assumed I'll like this book also as it seemed of the genre as 1984. But no, it's not. It seemed like author forcefully tried to make the book more animated, theatrical & emotional like by using the same words again & again. Everything seemed forced & the storyline also doesn't have the same impact as 1984.
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