The classic Bradbury novel that everyone should read. Heck, even my wife read it and she doesn't read novels very often. Enjoy.

At the request of a fellow BookCrosser, today I mailed this book to Tehran, Iran. In the interest of world peace, of course. I hope it is enjoyed.

Thanks a lot for sending the book. :)
I have heard a great deal about it, so I'm surely going to enjoy it.
THANK YOU ! :)
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(Nov. 21 2003)
Burning books ! I don't think the world will become like this... I'd better say that I HOPE we won't become like this.
Children hating parents, fire men burning books, people talking to walls ! Oh... it's so hopeless. :(
Not considering all the "sorrowful" things, I liked it.
Thank you so much "I-Am-A-Bookworm" for sending me the book. :) I truly enjoyed it.
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(June 06 2004)
Reserved for jamieh2003

Released on Sunday, June 06, 2004 at sent to fellow bookcrosser in Wiley Ford, West Virginia USA.

The book arrived safely today. Thanks so much airyaa I've been wanting to read this for ages. I'll reserve this for a possible bookring later in the summer.

Another excellent tale by Bradbury. I had seen the movie years ago but had never read the novel. Many thanks to airyaa and I-Am-A-Bookworm for their freeing this for me to read. I am going to reserve this for a bookring.

This is now a bookring. Below are the interested parties.

I decided to make some ground rules for future rays and rings given the fact that my many of my original ones appear to be "stuck" in never-never land.
Step 1: Journal the book as soon as you receive it.
Step 2: Either make a new journal entry with your impression of the book or edit the previous one.
Step 3: Make a release note under controlled releases n/a, n/a, n/a when you are preparing to mail it on to the next in line.

Please if you cannot get it read and mailed within 30 days of the time you receive the book, pass it on to the next in line.

As for shipping: Media Mail is fine in the U.S. and Surface for Overseas shipping.


FINAL MAILING ORDER:

Amber101 Finished
Shadowraven Finished
katen4 en route to
vivdripper
Rrrcaron
adah-price
BecFromMD
Earthdance
annyria
HOBBIT Asked to be removed
Pauloca Asked to be removed
RoryG
Kislany
simietta
buchsuch
tantan

Release planned for Tuesday, August 03, 2004 at n/a in n/a, Bookring Controlled Releases.

to Amber101 via media mail

Arrived in todays mail. I will start it tonight!

I had just read a little news item before I sat down with this book on the upcoming new movie version. Mel Gibson will play Guy Montag so of course the whole time I was reading it I envisioned Mel!

I read this book way back in high school. I am so glad I signed up for this bookring and read it again. It was just as good as I remembered it, but it also meant more to me this time around.

Really this book isn't so radical or unbelievable as you and I would like to think. A recent survey conducted by the NEA (You can find the survey on my bookshelf and write the NEA for a free copy.) shows the downward trend in literary reading amongst all age groups in this country. I thought about this survey and the rise of so-called reality TV programs. It sounds as if we are slowly creating the conditions needed to bring about this future of book burning and banning.

Highly recommended!

~Amber
I read banned books.

"There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. "
Joseph Alexandrovitch Brodsky 1991 Russian-American poet, St. Petersburg and exiled 1972 (1940-1996)

Released on Monday, August 16, 2004 at Controlled release in Pasco, Washington USA.

Mailing it to BX'er Shadowraven, today.

EDIT NOTE: BX'er Shadowraven has the book. She will journal it as soon as she can.

I have been a horribly irresponsible Bookcrosser. I had my baby boy in late August, but I can only blame the busyness that comes with a first child so far... the rest is just me letting it sit on my table without even reading it. I've now emailed the next person in the ring and am going to get this out in the mail as soon as I hear back. I apologize immensely for the delay!

RELEASE NOTES:

Sent to next in line via Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation. I can't apologize enough for not moving it on sooner, but that's why I chose fast mail.

I received this in the mail today. I've always meant to read this one and am glad I'll have the chance to now. Thanks for organizing this ring. I'll journal when done.

I received this book in the mail on Sat. Hope to get to it soon!
Ruth

I loved this book! Guy made such wonderful changes in his life, and his story was inspiring. It was also scary, when thinking how the book did resemble oor own world in some ways. I also enjoyed the afterward, which I usually just peruse when I've finished a book. Both the story and the author really impressed me. I apologize for holding this book way too long. There's no excuse, just an apology! I never got a response from adah-price, so I'm sending it on to Becfrom MD tomorrow. Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful book, and it's on the move again!
Ruth

Arrived today. Thanks jamieh (et al)!

4/20/06 update:

Just finished this and PM'ed the next in line. Great book, and I'm always glad to read a classic I've somehow missed out on until now! :)

Recieved today by air mail.
Very well wrapped and I think the 'bookring rules and participant' card included is a really good idea.

Had actually forgotten I'd signed up for this, so it made for a pleasent suprise!

Hope to read it this week and have it on its way sometime next week.

thankyou to all involved! I've always wanted to read this book, just never got around to it! will journal more later...Earthdance.

Have sent a PM to next on list for mailing address.

No response from annyria after a month and three PMs, also a forum ISO.

Sending second address request to RoryG now.

RELEASE NOTES:

Sent on to RoryG

This was quick! It was waiting for me when I got home yesterday, I just didn't have the energy to open my computer. I can't wait to read this, but I have another ring before this one, so it might take few weeks.

I loved this book. I definitely need to get my own copy as well. Thanks jamieh2003 for organizing the ring! I love to read about what would happen to different kind of people in alternate universe. What I really liked in this book was that despite the grim look of the society, there was a ray of hope. There were people who remembered and wanted more than to be "happy". And I liked the way not thinking unpleasant things didn't mean that people actually were happy. Instead they were jumping off buildings and stuff.

This was an interesting story about one man's raise of awareness and learning that there was more to life than he had thought. There was one thing about the book that bothered me. That there were so few women among the "wise". But maybe this was due to the different mindset of the 50s when the book was written. I mean there was Clarisse, but she was a young girl and she died, so I don't really count her. But putting that aside, this was one of the best books I've ever read and will go to my favorite list.

The book will continue its journey when I get the next person's address. I'm going on a holiday for two weeks and I hope to mail this before that, but if I can't it might take a bit longer than usual.

Edit: Kislany already has the book and asked to be skipped. I'm contacting the next one on the list.

Edit 27.7.2006: I've been on a vacation for 2 weeks and haven't had a chance to get to internet. I try to contact simietta again and if she doesn't answer I'll ask the next person's address.

Edit 1.8.2006: I've tried to contact simietta for awhile and since she hasn't answered and it looks like on her shelf that she isn't very active member at the moment, I'm contacting the next person on the list.

Edit 7.8.2006: Got buchsuch's address and will mail the book tomorrow or wednesday the latest.

Back from holyday since yesterday, I found the book in my letterbox. Thank you.

Sorry, the book is still sittin on my shelf waiting to be read. As I am not sure I will be getting to it soon, i'd better pass it on to the next one.

Received today from buchsuch - many thanks! I'll get to it as soon as I can.

I haven't read this yet, but I've picked up a copy for myself very cheap. jamieh2003 doesn't want this back, so it will be heading off into the world - there's plenty of requests for it on the wish lists so I'll be hunting for a taker.

Received in the mail this week from Tantan. The book is listed on the Bookcrossing Top 100 which is how it came to be on my wish list. With many thanks!

I read this while on sick leave recently. While I found the start of the book a little confusing I stuck with it and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing it with me. I will be taking it to my next book club get together.