What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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SOLVED. Science fiction short story- rejection of technology. [s]
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Hm. I think I've read this before.
Was it the technology itself that he didn't like or the fact that everyone was always "plugged in"?
If the latter, then I think I read it about ten to fifteen years ago, and I'm not sure it was new then. It was definitely written before smartphones were invented and I'm pretty sure it was before cell phones became ubiquitous.
I'll try to remember the name of the anthology, but I can guarantee that I don't own that book anymore.
Harlan Ellison and Philip K. Dick both wrote stories that resemble this, but I've not read the authors widely enough to nail it. You could explore their oeuvres; sorry I can't be more help.
This is The Murderer by Ray Bradbury published in 1953 in his book Golden Apples of the Sun. It is one of my favs. ---Wyn
I can't speak for the OP, but "The Murderer" is the one I was thinking of.Thanks! I'd actually looked through other Bradbury collections for it, since what I remembered seemed Bradbury-ish, but I hadn't gotten to that one yet.
I don't recognize this story at all and I've always admired Bradbury's works and read many of his short stories. I have a lot of old copies of his books; I'll have to look through them and see if I can find this one.
Yes, that's it! Thank you everyone, and sorry about getting back to you so late. I didn't expect anyone to reply so quickly.
What's the Name of That Book???
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A guy in a technologically advanced world freaks out one day and decides he doesn't like technology anymore. He breaks some kind of wrist communicator cutting off his wife's voice and starts breaking any machines he can see. He gets arrested for being insane.
A psychiatrist/prison warden interviews the guy after being told he destroyed the phone and is dangerous. I think the psychiatrist might be the viewpoint character and I might be mixing the two characters up. The reader isn't sure about whether the psychiatrist is going to reject technology as well or not? I don't remember the ending.