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shiprim's review against another edition
5.0
Aslında sevgili Bradbury ve İthaki Yayınları'nın ufak bir oyunu bize bu kitap, zira içinde Mars Yıllıkları'ndan da, Resimli Adam'dan da öyküler var. Ama okunmamış öyküler de var yine de. Ve okunmamış Bradbury öyküsü için bile değer. Ayrıca Fahrenheit 451'e giden yolda yazdıklarını da okuyarak o ulvi romanı toplamda on kez falan okumuş oldum ister istemez.
<<"Bay Garrett" diye seslendi Stendahl usulca. Garrett susmaya zorladı kendini. "Bay Garrett," dedi Stendahl bir kez daha. "Bunu size neden yaptığımı biliyor musunuz? Çünkü siz Bay Poe'nun kitaplarını hiç okumadan yaktınız. Başkaları size onların yakılması gerekiğini söyledi, siz de onlara inandınız. Öyle yapmamış olsaydınız, biraz önce buraya geldiğimizde ne yapmak istediğimi anlardınız. Cehalet, Bay Garrett, ölüm getirir.>>
<<"Bay Garrett" diye seslendi Stendahl usulca. Garrett susmaya zorladı kendini. "Bay Garrett," dedi Stendahl bir kez daha. "Bunu size neden yaptığımı biliyor musunuz? Çünkü siz Bay Poe'nun kitaplarını hiç okumadan yaktınız. Başkaları size onların yakılması gerekiğini söyledi, siz de onlara inandınız. Öyle yapmamış olsaydınız, biraz önce buraya geldiğimizde ne yapmak istediğimi anlardınız. Cehalet, Bay Garrett, ölüm getirir.>>
ambermarshall's review against another edition
4.0
Nothing much to say in particular, except that it was interesting to see what were essentially his "rough drafts" of Fahrenheit 451. I think the novel turned out much better than the two stories. Some of the other stories had fairly tenuous connection to Fahrenheit 451 (if it took place in a future where books had been burned, even if that wasn't the main focus of the story, it went in) and some of the stories are in other collections, like The Illustrated Man, but it's a good handful of classic Bradbury sci-fi with a good mix of hopeful and cynical outlook on the future.
monstrouscosmos's review against another edition
gonna go with "largely meh". I just never got interested in what was going on.
graciegrace1178's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
3.89 stars (rounded up)
WOWOWOWOW! A look into Bradbury's thought process surrounding F451! NEAT.
WOWOWOWOW! A look into Bradbury's thought process surrounding F451! NEAT.
kelseyreadingstuff's review against another edition
3.0
I absolutely love me some Bradbury, but I think that this one was misleading. This collection had many of the brilliant thoughts and ideas that went into the creation of Fahrenheit 451. The only problem was that these stories all seem to be early drafts of Fahrenheit 451, bits and pieces, and fragments of ideas. I enjoyed it, but I don't feel that it's a must read for Bradbury fans.
librarybrenna99's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
gravewriter's review against another edition
4.0
As a kid, I saw Truffaut's version of Fahrenheit 451 and thought it was cool, but I was way too young to understand the larger implications of the story. Years later I read the novel and the censorship angle was clearer (ah youth).
A Pleasure to Burn is a collection of short stories Bradbury wrote before 451. The themes are the same (big-brother government with a side of censorship). Two novellas near the end are dry runs for the latter half of 451. I think it would have been interesting to read this before reading 451.
If you like Ray Bradbury, you'll like this collection. I'd also recommend the 451 remake on HBO (with Michael B Jordan).
A Pleasure to Burn is a collection of short stories Bradbury wrote before 451. The themes are the same (big-brother government with a side of censorship). Two novellas near the end are dry runs for the latter half of 451. I think it would have been interesting to read this before reading 451.
If you like Ray Bradbury, you'll like this collection. I'd also recommend the 451 remake on HBO (with Michael B Jordan).
grumpwizard's review against another edition
4.0
For anyone who loved reading Fahrenheit 451 multiple times over the years, this comes strongly recommended. It is a priceless glimpse into the hands and mind of creation.
Through these stories, all of which are engaging and pleasant on their own, we see as Bradbury begins to circle like a shark, coming in for the kill, about the main topics and themes, emotions and figures, of his great story. As you make your way through them you can tell the direction that he is going until finally, with "After Midnight," he makes the plunge and Montag is given a name.
The final two stories, (before the amazing 'bonus' stories) novellas in all forms of the word, are Bradbury's first attempts at 451. We can see the major scenes and vision come together as he is writing. It's pretty amazing. You can watch as his mind spills them onto the page and then you see, in the following incarnations, his attempt to sow the earlier parts of the story with these major things so it is not so obviously a spontaneous explosion of idea.
I would suggest this collection not only to fans of 451, but as well to anyone intrigued with the base components of creation - to watch as a master step-by-step comes to know what will, when finished, be a masterpiece of modern literature.
I am a better person for having read it.
Through these stories, all of which are engaging and pleasant on their own, we see as Bradbury begins to circle like a shark, coming in for the kill, about the main topics and themes, emotions and figures, of his great story. As you make your way through them you can tell the direction that he is going until finally, with "After Midnight," he makes the plunge and Montag is given a name.
The final two stories, (before the amazing 'bonus' stories) novellas in all forms of the word, are Bradbury's first attempts at 451. We can see the major scenes and vision come together as he is writing. It's pretty amazing. You can watch as his mind spills them onto the page and then you see, in the following incarnations, his attempt to sow the earlier parts of the story with these major things so it is not so obviously a spontaneous explosion of idea.
I would suggest this collection not only to fans of 451, but as well to anyone intrigued with the base components of creation - to watch as a master step-by-step comes to know what will, when finished, be a masterpiece of modern literature.
I am a better person for having read it.
badcushion's review
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The stories in this collection are multiple explorations of the themes of Bradbury’s classic Fahrenheit 451, including two short-story versions of the core of that novel. As such, this book is really aimed at folks who are deep into Bradbury completism, not just the casual reader - which really is what I am. I love Bradbury, mostly The Halloween Tree and Something Wicked This Way Comes (nobody does autumnal darkness like him). I probably didn’t need to read this collection (and…I may not quite have read the whole thing in great detail), but it’s good and my rating is mainly designed to lure the completists. For the rest of us…you can probably skip any story that feels like you already just read a version of it. Because you did. But it was good when you did!