Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, 227 pages
I guess I was just in a "classic" mood. Or in a "quick, what's something available on Overdrive right now" mood. But this is another one that's a classic for good reason- it holds up with timeless concepts and questions of truth, censorship, conformity, and technology (among many others). Guy Montag is a fireman, who sets fires. Burns books, to be exact. But he questions 'why,' and like all great dystopias, that's where the story starts getting interesting. The characters aren't all that appealing and the story may even feel a bit didactic- but it's an important book that I will probably try to revisit in another decade or so.
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