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Fahrenheit 451
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Kendimi pek bilim kurgu insanı olarak saymadığımı biliyorsunuz, ama distopyaları seviyorum bunu hiç inkar etmedim. Yine de Ray Bradbury okumak beni biraz ürkütmüyor değildi. İlk olarak, birkaç sene önce Resimli Adam’ı (The Illustrated Man) elime aldım ve yalan söyleyemeyeceğim, pek fazla içine giremedim, bir kenara koydum, yarım bıraktım demiyorum; o kadar ilerlemedim bile, bir gün geri dönüp yeniden denemek üzere kenara koydum diyorum. Bundan birkaç ay ön
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Phil
Jan 05, 2012 rated it liked it
Wow. I never realized that Ray Bradbury was already a cranky old man by his early 30s when he wrote Fahrenheit 451. Bradbury may have been a visionary in realizing that the onslaught of media would rob people of authentic experiences. To me, however, he is far too heavy-handed in delivering his message. Meanwhile, his portrayal of women as naive, nagging, airheads is just plain insulting.
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Jun 30, 2010 rated it it was ok
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Nov 25, 2010 marked it as to-read
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