Ray Bradbury -- Fahrenheit 451: Book Review

[restockermaster]

Why is Beatty killed? 

[gnites88]

@PollyPetron Well thanks :) You're pretty cool yourself.

[seth5220]

Many elements go into this like flashbacks to important information during the Vietnam War and it's effects. It's hard storywise but it's simplistically straightforward and hits the jugular

[gnites88]

@seth5220 hmm seems interesting. What's it called?

[seth5220]

I saw the website. Looks interesting about challenging the norm and I really do see a trend in this type of review about a dystopian world like in 1984. I recently finished a crime thriller/suspense about a serial killer who's calling card is a face card. Authorities dub him the Straight Flush Slasher, from his unusual calling card (not to confuse a tipoff of the Joker)

[BryanEKS89]

I got the same thing from this novel. It all comes down to not living a life full of ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT! That really does kill the spirit. And when you start live like this, it becomes harder and harder to really just sit and enjoy something, rather that be reading, thinking, or listening to some music.

[DallasShalDune]

interesting. good insight. 

[mrayg92]

Thanks like how u review sh!t with out giving anything away!

[CruelMaple]

I had to read it for school, and I didn't really like it, but it gets kinda good 2/3 of the way in.

[DarrenTobia]

Nice review. Bradbury was also an great playwright. Watch: Shopping for Death in the first season of Hitchcock Presents, free on hulu.

[gnites88]

@DarrenTobia Oh yeah. Or have you ever seen some of his Twilight Zone episodes?

[steviethellama]

I implore you to review Franny and Zooey by Salinger :).

[gnites88]

@steviethellama Aww mannn...did you know I was reading Nine Stories by him this week? I'm half way through right now. I would have picked Franny if I had known back on Sunday! Oh well, we'll just have to have another dose of Salinger soon.

[steviethellama]

@gnites88 D:

[rickster31086]

Thanks for the shout out! These book reviews are excellent. I will be reading this book next after finishing the ESPN book. It comes in at a whopping 748 pages

[friesenpress]

Thanks for mentioning us! :D

[xpurkyx]

its ironic that i'm sitting staring at my computer screen watching a review about a book i haven't read cos i'm bored...

[LegendaryxEyes]

@xpurkyx LOL

[BachBeethovenBeatles]

Thanks, that was a good review! I feel like what you said was just right. I haven't read the book (though I know what it was about anyway), but the stuff you said makes me want to go read it. If you would have taken time to tell me what the book was about (which people should already know), it wouldn't make me want to read it any more or less. So there.

P.S. I want to eat your stubble.

[Superfrogds]

this was a great review. you discussed the central meaning of the book and didn't reveal much of the plot (like you've done in your other reviews ;) i want more reviews like this! subscribed.

[BladeOfReiatsu]

your a funny dude, but also very smart, im looking foward to more of your book reviews. ^.^

[MrSlaytanist]

read this awhile ago, easily one of the best books i've ever read.

[dynospectrum]

creepy..n i dont mean the book

[thprmr]

Subscribed, thank you TND.

[gnites88]

@thprmr I had a feeling Anthony was behind this traffic. How did he get you here? I've been baffled all day.

[thprmr]

@gnites88 I went to my homepage and saw "theneedledrop liked this" and looked at the title which is a review for a book I have to read for school. So, I was immediately interested.

As a criticism, you should have told us a little more what the book is about, if I weren't familiar with the book I still wouldn't have a single idea of what is about. (Sorry, for my clumsy English)

[Steven91188]

kyle?



[gnites88]

@Steven91188 bob?

[jack00008]

could you review Thomas More's Utopia?

[gnites88]

@jack00008 I've never heard of it, but I will most certainly look into it. Thanks for the suggestion.

[TwiztedSound]

I think this book keeps the most ideas on the level of individual characters. For me it wasnt about society vs different society, it was about different types of people who are trying to find or keep their place in that particular setting.

[gnites88]

@TwiztedSound I like that. Although I feel like some characters have a better idea of what "place" would make them the happiest, no? I don't feel like Mildred had any idea what she was really doing.

[TwiztedSound]

@gnites88

Oh yes, she is one very confused victim of media. Eventhough she seemst to be the most extreme confirmist of the system, she is the most human character of all who accept the system, because It slowly kills her, in a way a drug indirectly kills a human.

[Zsmart]

If you don't own this book you really should. The imagery is incredible.

[PassTheMusik]

Read it in highschool. This book is a must read. It changes your thoughts about things.

[theneedledrop]

yo gimme that lcd soundsystem shirt!

[JordanBandS]

Great review again. Probably going to pick this up soon, sounds really interesting.

[gnites88]

@JordanBandS Thanks a lot. :) Are you on twitter?

[JordanBandS]

@gnites88 I just this second got around to following you. I'm not on much.

[gnites88]

Ha I know, I'm on and off with it. Sometimes it flows better than others. Rachel's a fan too -- I'll add more next week. Thanks for the compliments

[marissalynnx]

whoa.. deep. also, what happened to the funny text commentary? that was my favorite part--- this was a really good review though