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Have to read this for summer reading. Seems kinda boring at first, but I'm actually starting to to get into it.
>inb4 underageb&
School just now decided to make us read it JUNIOR YEAR. Already read Kill a Mocking Bird, Gatsby and Catcher on the Rye

>> No.3943190

Same.

>> No.3943195

Good book. Fast and easy read. It's more suited for 8th or 9th grade though.

>> No.3943197

Not sure of what to think of it, all my classmates say it's paralyzingly boring, but I'm starting to like it

>> No.3943235

>>3943197
>all my classmates say it's paralyzingly boring

You must not have noticed this yet, so I'll clue you in: almost all of your classmates think any text-based art form or entertainment is "paralyzingly boring". Doubly so if there are no tits nor explosions in the whole lot. Triply so if you are American (which, your spelling of paralyzingly makes me believe). All your classmates, mate, have been erroneously diagnosed or on their way to being diagnosed with ADHD, which will amount to a life-long excuse to be lazy, shirk thinking, and play WOW for 18 hours a day.

I'd not care too much what your classmates say.

>> No.3943237

wow. thanks for that blog post

>> No.3943281

I didn't like much the author's writing style. His imagery and the way he structures his sentences were a bit hard to put up with.
The plot and setting were interesting and I think sufficiently unsettling, although not the best you can find within dystopian literature. I felt that they needed more exploring.
The fire chief stuck with me as one of the most memorable villains, and what was said about small, irrelevant pieces of easily digestible news and entertainment to keep the people preoccupied was spot on.

>> No.3943287

>>3943235

>>/pol

>> No.3943317

>>3943281
Wow, I feel exactly the opposite. Bradbury has one of the most memorable writing styles of any sci fi author, or even any author in general. He's absolutely fantastic. In my opinion, though, Fahrenheit pales in comparison to Something Wicked This Way Comes.

>> No.3943323

The ending totally blows IMO, he just runs away and finds a bunch of bohemian booklovers and the city blows up and then it's over. it felt pretty unsatisfactory for some reason.

>> No.3943326
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3943326

>>3943317

>> No.3943332

>>3943184
This book, together with 1984, are the basis for an immense genre of dystopian movies that you have already seen. Good ideas are hard to come by.

>> No.3943354

>>3943235
given that the last reply before yours was 17 minutes before your post, i'd wager you spent a solid 10 minutes writing and rewriting that and sat back and hit submit with a smirk.

you sure told him pal