…the weather is not getting any better, with temperatures reaching upwards of two hundred degrees today. When asked about this unusual phenomena our own government officials were unwilling to provide an answer. All I can say is stay indoors—
I switch off the radio, sweat glistening on my hand. I can hear the AC in the other room chugging harder than ever before. Curtains are shut tightly to keep the sun out and as much cool air, in.
After a week of this heatwave I’m beginning to lose my mind. I fling open the curtains and watch my books burn.
TITLE: Fahrenheit 451
REASON FOR BEING BANNED
Ray Bradbury’s science-fiction classic about the dire consequences of censoring books has, ironically, been targeted by censors for its use of adult language and themes.
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