Book Club: Fahrenheit 451

Are you between 19 and 30 and enjoy reading and talking about books? You’re welcome to join Hylliebiblioteket’s book club! In November, we’re reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Join Hylliebiblioteket’s book club for ages 19–30. In November, we’ll read Fahrenheit 451 in English.

Here’s how it works: Sign up for this month’s book club. You’ll receive a confirmation email when your book is ready for pickup. Collect your copy from Hylliebiblioteket. The books are available only in English. Places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis!

Come to Hylliebiblioteket on Saturday, 28 November, to have coffee, talk, and share your thoughts and opinions about the book. The library will provide refreshments! The book is free for participants in exchange for attending the book club meeting.

About Fahrenheit 451

Guy Montag is no ordinary firefighter. He starts fires instead of putting them out. On behalf of the state, he burns books—all the old printed books that might be called “literature” and are therefore thought capable of leading people astray and making them imagine they can change the world. He burns both the books and the houses where he finds them—sometimes even the people inside, if they put up a fight. Then he goes home to his wife, Mildred, who spends her days in front of the TV. But then Guy meets Clarisse, a seventeen-year-old neighbor who makes him think, and he realizes the power of independent thought and the help he finds in the literature everyone despises. Those around him see Guy change from a loyal servant of the state into an enemy of the state.

About the book

Guy Montag is no ordinary firefighter. He starts fires instead of extinguishing them. On behalf of the state, he burns books: all the old printed volumes that might be termed “literature” and are thus thought capable of leading people astray, making them imagine they can change the world. He burns both the books and the houses where he finds them, sometimes even the people inside, if they put up a fight. Then he returns home to his wife, Mildred, who spends her days in front of the television. But then Guy meets Clarisse, a seventeen-year-old neighbor who makes him think; he comes to realize the power of independent thought and the value found in literature. Those around him witness his transformation from a loyal servant of the state into an enemy of the state.