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Aug 22, 2020 12:27 PM
Labyrenth
99721
2405
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8/22/1920-6/5-2012
Wolf2Worrior
Ironically, when we were reading this book in 9th grade, I didn't finish it.
Heliogabalus227
Wow—Happy Centennial, Ray! I loved your stories very much. (See, gang, that’s what a birthday comment looks like. Now go post on Facebook.)
xcopperx
But if they are burnt you can never read them
XVUltima
"If you aren't going to read a book, you better at least burn it, you monster!" ~20th Century Scifi Man
Oprean
This sounds like something Mark Twain would gave said
TlsGrz
Fahrenheit 451? Isn’t that this Equilibrium Remake with less action /s
vivatgrendel
"They won't have to burn the books when no one reads them anyway"
CardosoJP
One of those coincidences... I wanted to read the book for a few years. Got it last Monday. Started to read it today
kaeldra
It's such a weird/ good book. Happy birthday!
wizardofOZwald
Don't sleep with people who don't read. Nothing is more impotent than an unread library.
Yupurineutah
Don't Read On Me!
bigblindguy
I'd make the case that as soon as anyone bans a book, I really need to read what is in it. It's fine, I can't be swayed from Big E's Truth.
chaosundivided
Eldopaquinone
It was a pleasure to burn.
imadeacanoe
I like the use of a birthday candle. Add some flair ya know
DingoMatt
also adds flare.
RoastedSalted
If I don't read the book, someone else still can. If I burn it, neither can. Burning is worse. Check MATE, atheists!
tarkus10
God love you, Ray. You are the Greatest Martian who ever lived...and a hell of a writer, too.
nobodyreadsusernamesanyway
I highly recommend this one
MrBuncat
Bradbury is my favorite author. His work is brilliant and oftentimes quite inspiring.
captainskinnydicks
I just got a 451 tattoo yesterday, I had no idea that his birthday was today!
SomethingAmis
You are a man of taste
ChetTheRocketStedman
He’s right. This book was more about Willful ignorance and technology turning us into idiots who can’t think than it was censorship.
MiraIsABear
I re-read this book recently, sobering how well this narrative fits today's American society
MyRespectableAlterEgo
I believe it was most specifically about television which he considered irredeemable (he wasn't a technophobe across the board)
Yacobs21
Yeah, censorship was just his example of something bad. Like how most books use death. He probably didn't consider anyone not realizing 1/
Yacobs21
censorship was bad. /2
TrapsAreIllegal
It's not that good a book though. The writing is blah.
MiraIsABear
I left it wanting more for sure, the story could have held so much more, it almost felt like a summary of what should have been
thelegendofthetwistednavigator
That's an entirely different thing. So many classics are quite crap. Silus Marner by George Eliot is one of the most boring things ever
thelegendofthetwistednavigator
And Crime And Punishment is beautiful written but boring as shit
EntropyReign
and Moby Dick has both some great themes and Prose here and there but Holy Shit a modern editor woulda made it a lot better.
thelegendofthetwistednavigator
He got told he was wrong at a university when he told them it wasn't about censorship
thelegendofthetwistednavigator
http://www.factfiend.com/ray-bradbury-told-interpretation-book-wrong/
SkylarCalder
lmao. experts telling what it is when he wrote the damn thing. ahhh, college students
RedFlameGamer
"Death of the Author". Whatever his intent, the text does support a censorship-based interpretation. It is written in a way that does both
gapalanaky1
“Experts”
lawlphailure
That just means don't do either.
TheGreatVillian
I think burning books ensures no one can read them.
Dudeitsausername
They do make good fire starters
terminexTM
Ya, burning them is still worse, I like his novel but this statement is objectively false.
Irax
It is, in context
grzyboslaw11
One of my books at to read list
wolfmann777
Happy birthday, Ray!
SomethingAmis
This girl seems to really like him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG38VcjE770
Spoonland
this is amazing
SomethingAmis
Maybe someone who knows how to meme could gif it. To honor Mr Bradbury's 100th a man who gave us a great gift in his works.
rainbowjo
She did a mash up of that and Stacey’s Mom with Adam Schlesinger last year, it was amazing.
SomethingAmis
Just found out Adam Schlesinger passed away from C19 in April.
rainbowjo
I know, I was so upset. Crazy Ex Girlfriend is my favourite ever tv show and he wrote my favourite songs from it.
Popspoppingit
Im gonna say no lol
soulthreat
*angry ook
Rangerbobby
Also, murder. Murder would be worse....I think
Sm9yCg
Murder usually follows book burning. At least in History it always did.
GroovyCrowley
At the moment yes, but seen historically... Not so much.
TurtIeproof
... Unless it's Dick Cheney.
DigiT00l
Where they burn books they also burn people,bad paraphrase
DiplomChiller
Depends on the victim, but generally yes
PezHead13
"Oook?" [In ape]
SmallMarbleDancer
What do you have against crows?
DVSBSTrD
Ah, but if you burn the right books you can get other people to do the murder for you.
Xionis
Murder is how you kill a person. Illiteracy is how you kill a culture.
canyouflyyousucker
Murdering someone with a book...now that’s a murder!!
lozeldatkm
A flaming book!
BenSnow97
that you haven't read
cheatcommando
There it is!
Becker37
Depends on who it is and why you do it
Daymaster1
No, murder is always wrong, killing is what you're thinking about. Murder is taking the life of an innocent. Killing can be self defense.
Becker37
What do you consider self defense?
DiplomChiller
Nah, murder is premeditated killing, doesn't matter if the victim is innocent.
halefire
Yes. Because then they cannot read books.
tiredviking
Well.. let's not judge a crime before you hear the reason.. I think finishing my collection is a worthy cause..
VitaminJay
Stop trying to build a waifu that way!
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Harming a person destroys that person. Harming knowledge destroys societies.
OneUpperSteve
Eating pizza with a fork is pretty bad
Hybris51129
Eating tacos from the top.
SkynetWithAPoopKnife
Ya, in terms of the worst crime, it's definitely a toss-up between murder and eating pizza with a fork
khora
I always do. And knife.
Inkliest
We get it, you don’t live in Chicago.
Botticelliii
That's not a pizza. That's a pie.
Inkliest
Like how New York Pizza is an open-faced quesadilla.
concorde77
Meanwhile deep dish is just a breadbowl of tomato soup
rotzverpopelt
Exactly! Use a spoon like everyone else!
CyberAkuma
firstandlast85
i've clearly been using my shovel incorrectly it seems...
doomedlord656
You just have exceptionally large pizzas
tommytom444
Instructions unclear, got my pitchfork stuck in the pizzaman
WienerBeener
Depends on the pizza.
mikeatike
Pineapple?
AstronautChicken
Deep dish.
AwesomeTeddybear
We were talking about pizzas, pay attention
ninjaturnip
It's 2020 I don't need to read books to know what's going on. *Goes back to listening to audio books like a true 21st century citizen"
alchemist12345
I cant get into audiobooks. After a very short while it becomes background noise. I prefer actually reading it and stay focused.
charliemartino
I got over the need for someone to read to me long ago
ninjaturnip
Oooo look at Mr skin over here fellas
DwaneDibbley
OK
MrBEC
Is that... It can't be...
tommytraddles
What kind of crazy book is this that has three parts to chapter seven?
J4nein4ne
Perhaps ch 7 is simply the beginning of part 3, rather than having 3 parts itself?
DwaneDibbley
The Shinar Directive: Preparing the Way for the Son of Perdition's Return
firrup
Thank you.
firrup
Yeah what book is this?
FalseOP
The diary of Anne Frank