Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradburyby Ray Bradbury
Shares rank 63 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
People recommend it as a prescient novel about censorship and distraction that still feels relevant to them today.
People recommend it as a prescient novel about censorship and distraction that still feels relevant to them today.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Feels prescient about modern life
“I was shocked to see that he had anticipated Twitter”
Comment from 8 Jun 2026 in “Dopamine Fracking” “I find Fahrenheit 451 to be the more prescient book”
Comment from 10 May 2026 in “Gen Z Resentment Toward AI Grows as Adoption Stagnates and Workplace Fears Mount” “for me it never stopped being relevant”
Comment from 26 Apr 2026 in “Is Fahrenheit 451 becoming relevant again?” Relevant to readers today
“it's a nice book to remind you that other people have felt this way”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998)” “for me it never stopped being relevant”
Comment from 26 Apr 2026 in “Is Fahrenheit 451 becoming relevant again?”
Other science fiction novels people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Fahrenheit 451by Ray BradburyThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“People really need to start reading Fahrenheit 451”
“it's a nice book to remind you that other people have felt this way”
“I was shocked to see that he had anticipated Twitter”
“I find Fahrenheit 451 to be the more prescient book”
“for me it never stopped being relevant”
“distantly remember enjoying it”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.