My only previous encounters with Ray Bradbury had been reading Fahrenheit 451 as an 8th grader and watching his HBO series The Ray Bradbury Theater in the mid-80s. After reading Something Wicked This Way Comes, I feel much greater sorrow over his recent death. I want to hear so much more from him! T...
I'm a bit put off by reading Bradbury's books. He's an excellent story teller, but his style of writing is hard for me to read, though I can't put my finger on just what it is. I just want to get on with the story instead of reading the superfluous words that overlay it. The movie was great, and was...
Like may other people, I read this when I was quite young, along with many other Bradbury books.Unlike many other readers, I didn't really love this book when I was a kid - I like Bradbury's sci fi more. Re-reading as an adult, I feel I understand why: this isn't a book for kids, it's a book for adu...
I'm definitely in the minority here but I disliked this book immensely. Oh the plot was okay, evil carnies searching for lost souls to steal. Two young inseparable boys one with dark leanings and one not so much. One gets beguiled by Mr. Dark while the other does what he can to save his friend. Su...
As I write it has been about a week since Ray Bradbury passed away, as you can expect for such an influential author numerous tributes were written by famous authors, celebs, columnists and of course fans. Instead of adding another drop to the ocean of tributes I would rather pay my own little tribu...
It wasn't that scary after all and the writing style didn't really click with me, but I liked the relationship between the characters and the general premise of the story. Overall I can say I enjoyed the book.
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