RIP Ray Bradbury

floatingslowly · 06.06.2012, 10:40 AM

O, god, no. :'(

The Martian Chronicals = BEST BOOK EVRRR. no arguments.

Pookie · 06.06.2012, 10:48 AM

Ray Bradbury was still alive?!

gmku · 06.06.2012, 11:30 AM

^ I know! I thought he was dead years ago. Must have been ancient.

floatingslowly · 06.06.2012, 11:45 AM

His body was electric.

LifeDistortion · 06.06.2012, 11:54 AM

Mr. Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) he was 91. I had the pleasure of seeing him at a book fair a few years ago. He wasn't there to sell a book, he just talked about the things that inspire him as a writer. He said in recent years that "Fahrenheit 451" was misinterpreted. He hated the internet.

gmku · 06.06.2012, 12:48 PM

How was it misinterpretted? Did he say?

LifeDistortion · 06.06.2012, 01:18 PM

There is a La Weekly article from 2007 where he says its about how television destroys interest in reading literature. He says also in other interviews and this is a paraphrase. Books examine a topic at length, giving you extended information. Television gives you condensed information, essentially brief snippets that are often more one's opinions then factual information. "Fahrenheit 451", is how the state feeds the society with what it wants them to know through television, taking away the individual from forming new thoughts outside of what they are told.

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 06.06.2012, 01:19 PM

The Martian Chronicles is the only book I own 2 copies of. Man was a genius.

Pookie · 06.06.2012, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Eugene Felikson

The Martian Chronicles is the only book I own 2 copies of. Man was a genius.

You do know you can read the same book twice?

gmku · 06.06.2012, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LifeDistortion

There is a La Weekly article from 2007 where he says its about how television destroys interest in reading literature. He says also in other interviews and this is a paraphrase. Books examine a topic at length, giving you extended information. Television gives you condensed information, essentially brief snippets that are often more one's opinions then factual information. "Fahrenheit 451", is how the state feeds the society with what it wants them to know through television, taking away the individual from forming new thoughts outside of what they are told.

Hmm. I don't see how that's inconsistent with how it's been interpretted. I thought that was the general understanding of what the book is about.

gmku · 06.06.2012, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Pookie

You do know you can read the same book twice?

LOL!

floatingslowly · 06.06.2012, 03:27 PM

I tried telling that to nicfit, but he keeps buying NYCG&F....

!@#$%! · 06.06.2012, 04:27 PM

you can only devour them once though (d'oh!)

demonrail666 · 06.06.2012, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Pookie

Ray Bradbury was still alive?!

this

EVOLghost · 06.06.2012, 07:55 PM

Yeh. Rip guy

Savage Clone · 06.06.2012, 10:32 PM

I loved hearing interviews with this man. Especially the stories of his meeting Mr Electrico and the story of him walking out on a talk show appearance the night of the moon landing because he had to wait for Engelbert Humperdinck to sing first.

I also treasure my copies of "Martian Chronicles" on LP, with Leonard Nimoy reading.

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LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,457	Mr. Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) he was 91. I had the pleasure of seeing him at a book fair a few years ago. He wasn't there to sell a book, he just talked about the things that inspire him as a writer. He said in recent years that "Fahrenheit 451" was misinterpreted. He hated the internet.
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gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	How was it misinterpretted? Did he say? __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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06.06.2012, 01:18 PM	#7
LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,457	There is a La Weekly article from 2007 where he says its about how television destroys interest in reading literature. He says also in other interviews and this is a paraphrase. Books examine a topic at length, giving you extended information. Television gives you condensed information, essentially brief snippets that are often more one's opinions then factual information. "Fahrenheit 451", is how the state feeds the society with what it wants them to know through television, taking away the individual from forming new thoughts outside of what they are told.
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Dr. Eugene Felikson invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,571	The Martian Chronicles is the only book I own 2 copies of. Man was a genius.
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!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,567	you can only devour them once though (d'oh!)
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EVOLghost invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cybatraz! Posts: 11,537	Yeh. Rip guy
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Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	I loved hearing interviews with this man. Especially the stories of his meeting Mr Electrico and the story of him walking out on a talk show appearance the night of the moon landing because he had to wait for Engelbert Humperdinck to sing first. I also treasure my copies of "Martian Chronicles" on LP, with Leonard Nimoy reading.
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