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by Ray Bradbury, Robert Fass
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hpagano
hpagano rated it 12 years ago
A story that only Ray Bradbury could write. He captures the thrill of growing up and an awareness of the wonder of being alive, doing so by using his unique idiom of candy, carnivals, libraries, ghosts, old men, and little boys.
Randolph "Dilda" Carter
Randolph "Dilda" Carter rated it 12 years ago
I love Bradbury so I'm not going to say TOO much... Not a bad ending to a book that just tries too hard. I had the feeling throughout the novel that Bradbury was trying to be Bradbury and this kept distracting me. Stick with [b:Dandelion Wine|50033|Dandelion Wine|Ray Bradbury|http://d.gr-assets.c...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 14 years ago
A short and beautifully penned antedote to clean away Teh Ugleh of Döblin's 'Berlin Alexanderplatz'. Doug is back from his duty in Dandelion Wine (how gorgeous was that one!) in a quest to stop a clock. Feels as if Bradbury was contemplating his own mortality.Read By...............: Robert Fass blu...
Arbie's Unoriginally Titled Book Blog
This is a sequel to Dandelion Wine. In an afterword, Bradbury says that originally Dandelion Wine was longer but the material that went beyond the end of the book as printed was cut in response to his editor. He carried on working on the novel...for fifty years! Is it worth the wait? Oh yes...yes it...
A Man With An Agenda
A Man With An Agenda rated it 14 years ago
I read 'Dandelion Wine' some time ago, and though it took awhile to get into, was a great nostalgic novel exploring the small and great discoveries of growing up. His editors thought the original was too long and had him cut the final section which was largely unfinished. Bradbury finally published ...
The Drift Of Things
The Drift Of Things rated it 17 years ago
It's been a long time since I read this, but I remember being a little disappointed because I had LOVED Dandelion Wine. This one wasn't nearly as good, but still worth reading.
Melody Murray's Books
Melody Murray's Books rated it 18 years ago
I was standing at Powell's the other day, saw this book, and actually shrieked right there in the aisle. I had no idea this was in the works. You'd think the Bradbury machine could have sent me an email, no? This one picks up a summer or two after Dandelion Wine, at the tail end of the summer. The o...
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