Trivia / Fahrenheit 451

• Approval of God: Bradbury felt that the 1966 film's changing of Clarisse so that she lived and secretly joined the Book People to be a stroke of brilliance, upset that he he hadn't thought of it himself.
• Flip-Flop of God: Is the message in the book about how television, radio, and film can never replace the quality of books? Is it a cautionary tale about what happens when censoring offensive material to please sensitive masses gets out of hand? Is it an allegory for Cold War anti-intellectualism? Is it some combination of the above? Bradbury has talked about this many times, but some still argue about the true message, especially because the man himself has not been consistent on what his intended message actually was.
• Limited Special Collector's Ultimate Edition: Several editions of this book have been released that tie into the main story thread of Book Burning, including one that has a match strike-strip along the spine with accompanying matches and another that requires heat (typically from a lighter) to reveal the text on the pages. The original print run in 1953 had a limited edition of 200 signed and numbered copies bound in asbestos — this was obviously before its dangers were widely known, and consequently there are now highly specific and rigorous safety measures put in place when handling and transporting the books.
• Sequel in Another Medium: Spinnaker Software (under the Tellarium division) released a text-adventure sequel to the book where the player takes the role of Montag and escapes to New York to carry out a mission for the Underground.
• Technology Marches On: Today, the contents of several libraries can be hidden on USB flash drives, DVD-ROMS, and external hard drives, all of which can be carried in your pocket. And their digital format makes them instantly copyable.^note  Arguably, the problem then becomes access to that tech, but presumably someone would have a stand-alone terminal, solar panels, etc. ..... Fortunately, the end result of this is that book burning today is not as effective as it used to be.
• Writing by the Seat of Your Pants: The novel was fleshed out from the original short story "The Fireman" at a pay typewriter over the course of nine days.

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