MB Civic

Kit OConnell in Firedoglake ..

One of the most visceral experiences I can remember having with a book was while rereading that classic of war and censorship, Fahrenheit 451. I lay on my bed in my father’s house, completely absorbed in the story, my surroundings having disappeared .. Ray Bradbury at his best is science fiction at its best — making the reader think about new possibilities while reflecting back on us in the startling new perspective of a fisheye lens. While writing about the alien, the futuristic, or the monstrous, he shed light on what it means to be human — the humor and the horror of it and, once in a while, a glimpse of how we could be better humans too

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