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AsteroidShuffle t1_ixao2fy wrote

Ray Bradbury is amazing. I get why Fahrenheit 451 is the one everyone knows, but unlike some other authors assigned in school, his body of work is filled with great books.

The Martian Chronicles and Something Wicked this Way Comes are some of his best, but with what you're saying about his language I in particular think you should check out Dandelion Wine.

It's been a few years since I've read Fahrenheit 451, but what struck me was actually learning what the book was about. Most people stop at it being anti-censorship (burning books bad), but it's much more about anti-intellectualism. You don't have to burn books if people aren't intellectually curious.

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Rezangyal t1_ixccafm wrote

I love how forward thinking it is as well.

The “ear seashell” for communication and the interactive wall/television/reality tv Montag’s wife is obsessed with…

Nailed it.

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