2.75 Narrated by Tim Robbins.

Set in a dystopian world where books are illegal, Montag is a fireman. However, instead of putting out fires, he starts them. When someone is caught with a book, their entire home is burned down. Montag thinks everything is okay with his life but then he meets a young girl who makes him question everything. And suddenly Montag finds himself stealing books to read and on the run.

I've been really curious about this book for a long time and I must confess to being a little bit disappointed with it. I'm not sure if it was because I listened to it rather than read it in physical form, but I just didn't quite get it. It didn't really stand out to me in any way and i didn't have a personal connection to the characters.

I felt like some of the world was a bit confusing - particularly Mildred's TV family. It took me a while to get my head around that - was it a TV show or reality TV or real people? I don't know. And if it was a TV show, why ban the fake stories in books when you're forcing people to watch fake stories on TV?? I would have liked more of Clarisse or a definite answer to what happened to her. And more on the big war that was always threatened. A lot of things were left unanswered.

The audiobook wasn't bad though it definitely wasn't a relaxing listen. There was a lot of shouting and fast-paced narration that really set the scene going and held a lot of suspense and tension and had my heart racing. I didn't like Robbins' voice for Mildred though which was super weird. He didn't have to make her sound like such a vacant airhead - I didn't hear him use that kind of voice for any of the men also brainwashed by the world.

I'm glad I finally got around to this book and maybe some day I will read it in physical form but I won't rush to it.