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Bringing classic literature back into life

Hudson-Catskill Newspapers

HUDSON — At 451 degrees, books burn to ash. Hence the title of Ray Bradbury’s controversial book, “Fahrenheit 451” — the book about to be fodder for thought for hundreds of Hudson residents.

Published in 1953, “Fahrenheit 451” is a memoir of an oppressive Nazi government that controlled citizen access to ideas with book burnings. But the book is also a reminder that people sometimes choose to rob themselves of intellectual riches — outside force isn’t always necessary.

“No books have been burned in the U.S., but we just as surely have stopped reading and thinking,” said Greta Boeringer, Director of the Hudson Area Association Library.

That is one reason Bradbury’s novel is the choice for Hudson’s Big Read — a project that kicks off Sunday.

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