Fahrenheit 451: A Book Review

Depths of Pentecost ^ | November 10, 2018 | Philip Cottraux

[pcottraux]

As a side note, I think it's an atrocity that Michael Moore named his stupid anti-Bush movie after this book. The two are so far apart in ideology, they don't even deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence.

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[pcottraux]

My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge: Hosea 4:6.

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[DollyCali]

Phil ! Hello dear friend!

[pcottraux]

Well hello! ;-) My, how long it’s been!

[fhayek]

I remember in the 70's when I read Fahrenheit 451 how I scoffed at it. THAT could never happen. I was so naïve...

[ctdonath2]

For those steeped in the story, consider the movie “Equilibrium” - an impressive cross between “451” and “The Matrix” and “1984”. Stylish pulp action, yes; a possible future of suppressing art, wisdom & self in favor of The State.

[left that other site]

Nicely stated!All three of those books are amazing.

[chajin]

In the film version, the chase is supposedly captured on what turns out to be fake news. Two threads here: I think of that chase scene every time I watch Live PD, and when the MSM fakes Trump rallies to make them look small and Obama rallies to make them look large.

[mountainlion]

Wonder how a modern history book would stand up under a review.

[metmom]

It looks like we’ve now become a dystopian society.

I have always liked sci-fi but have found dystopian novels fascinating when you can see the parallels between the supposed fiction and modern day life.

[Ransomed]

Another fine review. I still vote we are way closer to becoming Brave New World than the other two, although I can see some parts of 1985 and F. 451. Maybe I would think differently if I lived in a third world country. Hope you give some other sci-fi, even some new sci-fi, the same treatment. I would subscribe to a ping list for sure.

I wonder what some of these classic sci-fi cats would have thought of social media.

Social media has allowed crazy people to find other crazy people, and exchange and reinforce their nuttiness in real time, basically for free. Like you said, they can do it without ever being challenged on their nuttiness. Never before in history have nutbars been able to cross-pollinate other nutbars on such a huge scale. Maybe we weren’t meant to know what some guy in China instantly thinks about the new Star Wars in real time, much less our family and friends. I honestly think all the mass shootings might be partly a result of it.

Freegards

[Paladin2]

I read all of the classic scifi dystopian books as a yute in the late 50s/early 60s.

I saw no reason at the time why things couldn’t morph into those futures.

[Paladin2]

Add Animal Farm and I, Robot.

All 10th graders should be taken that Pantheon.

[Paladin2]

Add “through” appropriately in previous comment.

[Gay State Conservative]

I read the book as a kid and the film is one of my all-time favs.

[pcottraux]

I’ve never seen the movie, so I had the privilege of going into the story fresh, not really knowing what it was about. I suppose I can look it up now.

[left that other site]

Ayn Rand’s “Anthem” is also a good one!

Atlas Shrugged might be a little much for the average tenth grader, but “Anthem” is a good start.

[Gay State Conservative]

I’d highly recommend the film at some point.Very,very well done.

[pcottraux]

I have always liked sci-fi but have found dystopian novels fascinating when you can see the parallels between the supposed fiction and modern day life.

As an earlier poster mentioned, I probably wouldn't have gotten any of these books about 10 years ago. Watching how fast the world is changing and how absurdly similar society is shaping into the dystopian fantasy of classic literature is alarming.

Even more frightening when only a few people seem to notice the comparison.

[pcottraux]

I remember in the 70's when I read Fahrenheit 451 how I scoffed at it. THAT could never happen. I was so naïve...

I had just ready the story for the first time, so it's more of an after-the-fact for me. Like I said, some of the words leapt straight out of the page like something from modern news headlines.

Of course, only ten years ago I would be scoffing at it just like you did. The moral of the story: never underestimate the insanity leftists will unleash upon society.