I really liked this book...
I think it's a perfect connection for my AP lang class, it's very similar to 1984 in some aspects.
A future without reading and books would be terrible though.
I thought Clarisse was a great character but she disappeared very quickly...
The Mechanical Hound sounds sooo frightening... silver needles? Injecting heroin? Hmm... not.
So apparently there's a movie version, but it's not that good [like a lot of novel-turned-movies....].
I love the interview and afterword stuff, Ray Bradbury says "his subconscious" named the characters Montag and Faber. Montag is actually a paper company brand and Faber is the pencil brand... aha. In a book about banning books. And it's so cool how he "let the characters control everything..." I would love for my characters to tell the story... except I don't have a story or any good ideas.
Oh, I saw the Brave New World movie trailer.
It's the funniest thing!! Soma is in liquid IV packs and everything looks like New York City [I suppose it seemed futuristic then...], and the socialising is like a disco! Flash flash glitter sparkle.
I leave you with a few links!
-Fat Ugly Trolls [Watch out for a random L appearance at the end!] My friend thought this connected to the brainwashing of 1984...
-Be in a music video! They update it every hour, and all you need is a webcam to be in it!
-T-shirt wars. Amazing stop-motion animation!
that is sitting on my bookshelf. i really should read it i love bradbury!
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