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I read this book a long time ago [in middle school?:]. Then, again, in L.A., 2000--when they had the bright idea... I'm not being sarcastic... of having a whole city try to read the same book. I even went and saw Ray Bradbury himself give a speech. Fantastic. And Joe Montegna [as Fat Tony, on the Simpsons:]. Bradbury mentioned that Mel Gibson had the rights to the movie then. [I actually like the Truffaut version.:] Bradbury said: "Wad up the book, and stuff it in the camera." But quoting someone else.] Then, I heard maybe Tom Hanks was going to be Guy Montag. What a mistake--same thing with Da Vinci [although I don't care about that, that much, equally:]. Get someone younger, bigger, like Russel Crowe? or Vin Diesel, God bless him. So, anyhow...Oh, yeah. And I'll never forgive Teri Gross [fr/ NPR:], for insulting the L.A. fireman, on that occasion. (Wait. And I think this was after 9-11, when we were supposed to respect fireman.) So they had a chief of the fireman there [for irony, right?--or significance:]. His squad had been reading it, also. So she said--to make a joke: "I imagine this is different reading than you usually have around the Fire Department. Like pornographic magazines, right?" Something like that. The fire chief was like "Huh?" Anyhow...so I like the book! It's almost too famous to comment on. See my comments on "Something Wicked This Way Comes." I think, on one hand, that Bradbury is one of the greatest. B/c he tries so hard. Every line has to be poetry. Doesn't just care about the story overall [like pulp fiction, like...IDK: Stephen King, for example?]. On the other hand, maybe he tries too hard. So that it seems a little overwrought? Is that possible?

2023-07-22 05:48