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bradbury makes use of internal and external dialogue to voice the philosophical arguments for and against reading and more specifically, for and against critical thought. essentially the story is about how unhappy and dissatisfied the capacity for higher thinking has made us and discusses whether we would be better off as mindless blobs

written in the afterword of my copy was the origins of fahrenheit 451 as several short stories - each of their plots and characters seem very compelling tbh. unsure whether i would've enjoyed the short stories even more than the novel they make up. might give a few of them a read like the pedestrian, bright phoenix and the fireman.

thank you bradbury and montag for breaking my reading slump and what an appropriate story as well to fuel the habit forever :,)

the ending was too much wtf - i read to escape reality not to be smacked in the face with it ☹️

ANTHROPECENE REVIEWED REVIEWED

she's so good at writing?! idek what to think- how is it possible that this story is simultaneously sickening and charming

3 stars mostly because of the amount of anti-leftist ranting that was unnecessary and frankly irrelevant in critiquing industrial society. The author seems to hate facets of leftist political beliefs which advocate equality and minority rights (for example he seems to personally hate the gay-rights, feminist and political-correctness movements) and continues to randomly bring them up.

Begrudgingly, I can admit the book does raise some valid concerns and criticisms of modern day industrial society and some thoughtful projections of its future. Kaczynski argues that modern industrial society is unsustainable and that technological progress has led to a loss of individual freedom and a degradation of the environment. He presents his own philosophy, which he calls “primitivism” or “anarcho-primitivism,” which advocates for a return to a simpler, pre-industrial way of life. He argues that humans are fundamentally unhappy in modern society and that technology has created a sense of alienation and powerlessness in individuals. He also warns of the dangers of technological advancement, arguing that it will eventually lead to the complete loss of individual freedom and autonomy. The Unabomber Manifesto raises some important questions about the trade-offs between progress and freedom.