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Haven't read fahrenheit 451 since like 7th grade. how does it hold up? (lemmy.ml)
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Obviously it is not theory but as a piece of dystopian fiction what do y'all think of it. Is it as overtly propagandist as Orwell's works?

Edit: I'd also love to hear opinions on Grapes of Wrath which I did not read in 8th grade. Really I'd love to hear about Steinback in general, my great grandfather knew him in highschool (or so my grandmother claims)

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[โ€“] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ah fuck, yeah that checks out. Didn't know he was that garbage though lol

[โ€“] Llituro@hexbear.net 24 points 1 day ago

it is admittedly kind of shocking how universal his work is in the education of children but no time is ever spent analyzing whether a guy that thinks his seminal work is about cancel culture was actually onto something.