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17. So Ray Bradbury doesn't know what he wrote about?

Wed Oct 18, 2023, 08:21 PM

Oct 2023

He only said what it was about, which was indeed book burning and authoritarianism in general.

But, sure, argue with the writer who came up with it.

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I need suggestions for Novellas...... [View all] Upthevibe Aug 2023 OP

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PoindexterOglethorpe.......... Upthevibe Aug 2023 #4

The Girl With The White Flag -- nonfiction Tetrachloride Aug 2023 #2

Tetrachloride... Upthevibe Aug 2023 #5

yw. one of the few books that i never lend out Tetrachloride Aug 2023 #7

Resilience. Hmmm TeamProg Aug 2023 #3

TeamProg..... Upthevibe Aug 2023 #6

Or an early readers basic: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse TeamProg Aug 2023 #8

Steve Martin's, Shopgirl and japple Aug 2023 #9

japple ........ Upthevibe Aug 2023 #11

I am re-reading The Pleasure of My Company and not sure if it's japple Sep 2023 #16

Hm.... ExWhoDoesntCare Aug 2023 #10

I want to add this about Farenheit 451. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2023 #12

PoindexterOglethorpe,,,,,,,,, Upthevibe Sep 2023 #13

Yeah, it was about burning books ExWhoDoesntCare Sep 2023 #14

No. It is not about burning books. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2023 #15

So Ray Bradbury doesn't know what he wrote about? ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #17