The audio version was incredible. The author commentary at the end was soo inspiring. He wrote the book at a UCLA library pay per use typewriter. Now I want to go figure out which library it was and retrace Ray Bradbury's steps.
I found Stranger in a Strange Land to be extremely dated. Attitudes toward women were dated, language and writing style were dated, and I just found this classic sci-fi book very difficult to get into. Some of Ray Bradbury's sci-fi stuff is dated, too, but something about his writing keeps me engag...
I had not planned or expected to like this novel, given my distaste for many of the politicals these days who take Ayn Rand as their patron goddess - but I would recommend it, even to people of differing political and philosophical bent. Whatever you think of Rand's opinion on capitalism, there is ...
4.5 stars for Fahrenheit 451! I am amazed at how current this book seemed, and I was struck by the powerful themes explored in the story. The afterword and coda presented at the end of this book were excellent, interesting additions to the original edition. The backstory that Bradbury provides fo...