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Darediva Wake Up
Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 1208 Location: Hell's Kitchen South, Arkansas, USA
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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james castle wrote: | .
Alice mentioned it but has anyone else read F. 451? I haven't got around to it and I'd like to know if it's worth the time.
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If you have a road trip and can find it, listen to it on cd like I did recently. The way this guy read it made it really creepy. I found it hard to think Bradbury wrote this in 1953. _________________ Alice
Those who throw dirt merely lose ground. |
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james castle Devil in Cell-Block D
Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 1999 Location: Toronto, Ontario
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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EightiesCartoon wrote: | Brave New World - ***.5 (let down by the ending but good in that a lot of it is coming true)
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I actually think the ending is fantastic. It sort of ends with a "meh". No bang, just whimper. How all endings should be. _________________ JC
So why can't you see the funny side?
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EightiesCartoon Playing to the Camera
Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Posts: 177 Location: Bathurst
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:59 am Post subject: |
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The endings okay by itself, say as a short story, but in context it comes out of nowhere and I lost all connection with the character, it seemed forced
Faranheit is next on the definite to read to list _________________ "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Ghandi |
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daredevil99x Fall From Grace
Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 404 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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Fahrenheit 451 is excellent, and Clockwork Orange left something to be desired. Bradbury wrote a short story before Fahrenheit 451 called "The Pedestrian," which is actually referenced in Fahrenheit. I think the girl's name is Clarissa, or something similar to that, you know who I'm talking about, the teenage girl Montag meets. Anyway, she has a line about how her uncle was once arrested for taking a walk, or something like that. That's the story of "The Pedestrian." It's very good. Worth a read if you liked Fahrenheit. _________________ "Why should I be frightened of dying?
There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime." |
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jimdare Flying Blind
Joined: 05 Aug 2004 Posts: 92
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:20 pm Post subject: Re: 1984 or Brave New World |
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Dorian Gray wrote: | 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley are both great books about the future. I you haven't already read them, you need to do so. If you have read them, which did you like better, 1984 or Brave New World? |
Both novels are so good and obviously important,but for me,I'd have to go with "1984",because it hit me on such a visceral,gut level,and the "horror factor" was palpable and unnerving.
As far as a "probability perspective" is concerned,I'd agree that the scenario in "Brave New World" is the more likely. |
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