Just finished reading a great book

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

I read The Giver, and Fahrenheit 451. Both are basically dismal outlooks on a possible future. I though that The Giver was all right, although, there were some contradicting ideas. It was a neat read though, and I read through it in the first night I received it from school. I just felt compelled to read it. Fahrenheit 451 is good too, but that's more of a dismal outlook on society in general, whereas The Giver seemed to be more about some secret "great society."

Both are good, especially for mandatory reads for English.

I have read Farenheit 451, and I enjoyed it immensely. Some of my friends that read it didnt enjoy it that much, but I'm not sure why. It's one of my favorite books that I have read. I really really enjoy reading fiction books that are symbolistic of reality, books like Farenheit 451, Animal Farm, 1984, Of Mice and Men, The Great Gatsby...

I also just finished reading "The Crucible" today. It was a very very short book...but well worth it. I was able to get a lot of information on the Salem witch trials, and I also learned that it was symbolistic for the Red Scare (mass hysteria in the united states, people were fearing communism) that was taking place during the time in which Miller wrote the play.