Fahrenheit 451 Book

[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!

[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."

[lilbirdy]

"It" by Stephen King.

[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!!!!

[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]

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!!

[frik51]

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

sk

[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.

[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."

[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'.

sk

[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."