It's not really more than an extra long short story, but a good read none the less. What is most interesting is what predictions Bradbury made about the future, that were spot on. This was written in the early 1950's and in the story the main pastime is watching reality TV shows on large televisions. In these shows, however, every one of the population gets to be in them, which is where we are headed. But mainly it is a story about the decline and elimination of books, which sadly may also come true.