The title denotes the temperature at which paper begins to burn. The story revolves around firemen who's primary role is to burn things down, rather than to protect from fire. I felt the initial pages of the book to be slow and dull to read. Part of it was due to the jargons used and things that had to be imagined. It took someone to get an understanding of the characters and plot. Once that was clear, the book gained pace and became more interesting. Though being a fiction, the author has used his observations during his time and created a wonderful story around it. I was eager to know why on earth would people want to burn down books. He also managed to maintain the suspense for a long while. The explanation that the author has given, had a deep underlying thought into the future. Several characters and scenes in the book were very much relatable with the present. That's where the magic of the book is. This book is also an example of how things change over time and move in an unexpected direction i.e. the idea of the story was that information will only be saved in paper and electronic media was not forseen to be utilized to store information. Overall, it was a wonderful book that made me "do the thing" which is the reason why firemen were given their role of burning down books in the first place.
"There must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house."
