Why Is Fahrenheit 451 An Interesting Book

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To be a good book for me to read, it has to be interesting to me. Fahrenheit 451 was no a interesting book to me. The lesson of the book is important. When it was written the only way to get information was to read books. They were only burning books to get rid of information. The main character, Montag goes through many changes during the story. He was the person that got taught the lesson to give information.
Montag was a third generation fireman who burned books in the future. His biggest regret in life is not having a better relationship with his wife. He was a good worker. he supported what he was suppose to do. He never complained about his gob. He liked his job alot, he felt like he was doing the right thing. He had never read a book

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