Fahrenheit 451 Book

[TerryE]

Okay, I'm sure almost everyone here has read and/or seen Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451". Remember the end of the book when Montag meets up with the group whose members have all memorized a book? In the moive they introduce themselves as that book.

So, the question is: If you were in this situation, which book would you become? It should be a book you love, and love to quote (especially), and keep in mind that it will become your identity. No repeats in the post, and 1st come, 1st serve.

Since I'm starting the thread I get first pick. And don't worry all you Stephen King fans, surprisingly you're safe for now. Even though he's my favorite writer too, my choice is:

Good Omens - by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

"Shadwell hated all southerners and, by inference, was standing at the North Pole."

[frik51]

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
Farewell speech of Bilbo Baggins, Chapter 'A Long-Expected Party'.

We are all friends here. Or should be; for the laughter of Mordor will be our only reward, if we quarrel.
Gandalf, The Two Towers, Chapter 'The King of the Golden Hall'.

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[srboone]

WOW!

Mother London by Michael Moorcock: "By means of our myths and legends we maintain a sense of what we are worth and who we are. Without them, we should undoubtedly go mad."

[Dan Hocker]

No repeats.... damn frik stole mine.....

I guess it'll have to be Robert Jordan's The Eye of the World

The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. In one Age, called the Third Age by some, an Age yet to come, an Age long past, a wind rose. The wind was not the beginning. There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it was a beginning.

[frik51]

No repeats.... damn frik stole mine.....

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[bsaenz24]

No repeats.... damn frik stole mine.....

Come on Dan!!! You're an administrator. You should have just deleted frik's post!!

Mine, oddly enough, would be "The Stories of Ray Bradbury" 100 of the greatest short stories period!!

[TerryE]

Mine, oddly enough, would be "The Stories of Ray Bradbury" 100 of the greatest short stories period!!

Ah, one of my favorite books in my collection. One that I checked out of the library repeatedly when I was young, but took years to find once I started buying books for my own libary.

[bsaenz24]

Ah, one of my favorite books in my collection. One that I checked out of the library repeatedly when I was young, but took years to find once I started buying books for my own libary.

I was very fortunate years ago to meet Mr. Bradbury and got that one signed along with trade hardbacks of Fahrenheit, Dandelion and Something Wicked. I have limited of the 3 novels too, but I think I treasure the signed trades much more because I met HIM!!!!

[lilbirdy]

"It" by Stephen King.

[the_last_gunslinger]

"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

It's hard to beat quotes like:

"In our nature, however, there is a provision, alike marvellous and merciful, that the sufferer should never know the intensity of what he endures by its present torture, but chiefly by the pang that rankles after it."

Or:

"A pure hand needs no glove to cover it."

[Tito_Villa]

Not read any Bradbury either, have a uk 1st of Something Wicked This Way Comes that i couldn't pass up so i best get some of his work to read i think!

[TerryE]

You must read some Bradbury. Something Wicked is actually my favorite, so not a bad place to start.

[Ben Staad]

You must read some Bradbury. Something Wicked is actually my favorite, so not a bad place to start.

I completely agree! Tito... either read SWTWC or Fahrenheit first as they are both great. I will say this about RB's work it is all good but he does tend to get very "flowery" sometimes with his descriptions. I felt bogged down in a few stories with all the colorful language but this was definitely not a problem (for me) with the two stories I mentioned earlier. Now go read some Bradbury dammit! LOL

[TerryE]

I will say this about RB's work it is all good but he does tend to get very "flowery" sometimes with his descriptions. I felt bogged down in a few stories with all the colorful language but this was definitely not a problem (for me) with the two stories I mentioned earlier.

See, and I love that. When I started reading Dandelion Wine most recently, I was in a crowded noisy place and couldn't quite get into it. Then I realized that the book is like poetry and I really needed the quiet, reflective atmosphere for reading.

[Ben Staad]

See, and I love that. When I started reading Dandelion Wine most recently, I was in a crowded noisy place and couldn't quite get into it. Then I realized that the book is like poetry and I really needed the quiet, reflective atmosphere for reading.

The poetic prose (?) is great but to really get into it and understand what I'm reading I need complete silence. Since me and my wife share an office space at home (we both are self employed) and I have two children and three dogs sometimes it's hard for me to find that quit place to truly appreciate RBs work.