It is our final episode in the Fahrenheit 451 series and we still have more to say! This classic novella has become culturally synonymous with book banning, but what does it actually have to say on the subject? After hearing the plot in Part 1 and the context in Part 2, can we understand the message this book has for the reader? Does it deserve to be heralded as a staple of classic literature? Are any of its takes relevant for the modern day, or better yet are any of them even good?? Find out all this and more in this episode, then come back next week to hear us talk about the book's 2018 movie adaptation!

Other works discussed this episode:

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

We Both Laughed in Pleasure by Lou Sullivan

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On this episode of The Satire Fire, Sydney and Samuel continue their Fahrenheit 451 series with the history of Ray Bradbury and the context of the time when he wrote the book! Samuel talks us through a brief biography about Bradbury before going in depth about his beliefs and opinions on the world. What was his philosophy? Did he even have one? And what's up with all his weird definitions of the term "minority"? Find out all that and more this week! Haven't read Fahrenheit 451? Maybe go back and listen to Part 1 to get caught up! Then come back next week to hear our final analysis, review, and ranking of this classic book!

Other books discussed in this episode:

Weyward by Emilia Hart

The Sirens by Emilia Hart

Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge

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Samuel is back with a brand new book, and this one also has numbers in the title! This is the start of our series on Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, an undeniable classic and cornerstone of the dystopian satire genre. But is it really all it's cracked up to be? Does it even really make any sense? In this first part Samuel will be taking us through the plot of the book and pointing out some of the parts that work and some of the parts that maybe don't. We have a lot of feelings about this book, and will have even more next week when we discuss the history of the book and Ray Bradbury himself!

Other works discussed this episode:

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

Penance by Eliza Clark

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