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Originally Posted by J. Strnad
I'm glad he came around on this issue!
He was definitely nostalgic so I wasn't surprised to hear that he wasn't a fan of ereaders. And of course, a major work, Fahrenheit 451, doesn't work in the digital age. (I always took it as more of a fairy tale than hard s-f, so that doesn't bother me.)
But he was also a futurist, and in this case the future kind of sneaked up on him. I'm glad he was able to make peace with it.
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i'd beg to differ, i think fahrenheit is more timely than ever. replace the hounds with spy drones, the firemen with homeland security and the NDAA, and the books with true news/information that hasn't been run through a corporate/government filter. the rest certainly applies:everybody is zoned out on entertainments, tv/online life is more important than reality, and they sit willingly unaware of the world shattering events unfolding around them.
not to get political but looked through today's lens the book takes on very libertarian/'occupy'/politically 'awake' overtones, at least for me. i think the book is just as important today.