Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
"Don't look to be saved by any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were headed for shore."
I finished this book in one seating! Long-overdue. No wonder it's a classic. Written in 1953 yet timely in its observations about people and their governments ("The most dangerous enemy to truth and freedom: the solid, unmoving cattle of the majority."), it reminds me of the movies EQUILIBRIUM and THE BOOK OF ELI. Wouldn't be surprised if the writers of those films were influenced by this one. The hype is well-deserved.
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