I met him at a book signing in San Francisco. I mentioned that I, like him, didn't know how to drive a car. Not only did he encourage me to never learn how, he had me shake his hand and promise never to learn how to drive. That was decades ago. I kept my promise to him. The best part: when people ask how a grown man still doesn't know how to drive a car, I have a great explanation. Thank you, Ray Bradbury, for giving me a great story to tell. ❤️🚀
This interview is a treasure trove. I saw an audiobook / synopsys of Faranheit 451 in youtube, at 4 am today during the Pandemic 2000. I saw many comments from students under it, complaining that the original book, as a homework I assume, was too difficult for them to understand. So I wrote the following comment for them. Here is my comment or review for the synopsys of the audiobook: Hi guys, girls, I first saw "Fahrenheit 451", the 1966 movie, about 50 yrs ago during the Shah's regime in Iran. The Shah was a contradictory personality, being good and evil at the same time. He did not know that by allowing this movie to be shown, he was asking for trouble, since he was doing the same thing himself. It was revealing his own oppression in his country. He, I mean, the Shah, had put many people in jail, just for having a "leftist book" in their possession, sometimes for years. Now he had allowed this movie about the same issue, to be shown in the theaters of Tehran. About a decade later, there was no Shah anymore. He was overthrown and fled the country in 1978. The new regime of Mullas started their conquest by literally burning all "anti Isalmic" books, in the streets, which were any books the Mullas did not understand. Many bookstores in the street of Shahreza, in Tehran, were burnt to the ground, with the books piled up in front of the stores and burnt separately. This happened all over the country, not just in the capital. In 1967, I, as a young man then, enjoyed the movie a lot at that time, and still remember the feelings that I had during the watching of the movie. It was a great feeling. It made me a better person and also mad at the Shah. The story is unbelievably fit for my country, and I assume of many other countries under tyrannical regimes. But it was written in the free country of USA. How ironic. I did not read the book though, until now, 50 yrs later. But I always remembered the movie, though vaguely. In was surprised when I went through the first few pages of the book and saw Badbury's masterful style. I loved the way he describes each scene in details as if being in the mind of a poet, yet professional book-burner. His style of writing reminds me in a way of Ernest Hemigway, and so find it amazing. This book is not just a simple science fiction, but a poetic work of art. This may be why, many young readers find it ambiguous and difficult to understand at first, without knowing the story. But if you know the story beforehand, it makes it much easier. Ray Bradbury is a great author, and this book is a masterpiece. Please read the main book, not just this synopsis, and... Enjoy it. As I did, tremendously.
I too read it years ago, I think while still at school so probably late60-early70s. Ever since I've always kept a copy. K the film was god, very good, but the book, h that book. 50years later and I can see, have seen, where we are going. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. But if only 1/2% of people who read the book and look around them... Should be be a Montag, or choose to be the 'overlords'?
@@demoknighttf2756 yea same but I didn't know people hated it. I still go back to my English teacher from those years ago to debate a point in the book
I have to admit that while I was watching the books burning (in the movie), I actually felt deep sadness and a physical pain. Not to mention that many of those good books I read them myself. They did a great job in showing the titles right before setting them on fire...
Wonderful book by one of my favorite authors! It’s amazing that he wrote it in just nine days. Haven’t read it in decades, but it’s still alive in my memory. Now I’ll have to go and read it again, slowly, savoring each sentence, phrase and word, reliving my childhood and remembering the hopes and fears of those times. Thanks so very much for sharing this!
I remember fondly my local library's "Banned Books Month". I became acquainted with some great books, like Grapes of Wrath, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Huckleberry Finn.
A crazy good, yet diabolic story. I watched the movie, but now I definitely want to read the book too. Very futuristic concept for a book and a movie. I hope that burning all the books will NEVER happen, although this reminds me a little bit of Mao's Cultural Revolution, when the Red Book replaced the majority of other books back then.
@@songbirdforjesus2381 I had wondered about that, because I had expected the hero to take the Bible. Figures they wouldn't allow it. And that is ironic considering what F 451 is about! The church burned Luther's books, and Hus' books back in 15th century.
@@songbirdforjesus2381 The bible is overrated. But they still should have keeped that. There is two versions of the movie, the 1966 movie I think it was Edger Alen Poe.
