All in all I enjoyed this collection. Some stories didn't hit the mark with me though. I ended up giving it four stars because the illustrations that are in here pushed the book to a different level."The Dwarf" (3 stars)- I liked it okay, but was actually disappointed in the ending. I thought Bradbu...
Synopsis: Haunting, harrowing, and downright horrifying, this classic collection from the modern master of the fantastic features:THE SMALL ASSASSIN: a fine, healthy baby boy was the new mother's dream come true -- or her nightmare . . . THE EMISSARY: the faithful dog was the sick boy's only connect...
bookshelves: radio-4x, shortstory-shortstories-novellas, autumn-2015, fantasy Recommended for: BBC Radio Listeners Read from August 31 to September 04, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qrnb9Just the emissary from this collection for now: Young Marion is unwell, but her pet dog keeps her ...
bookshelves: shortstory-shortstories-novellas, boo-scary, fantasy, autumn-2012 Read from October 17 to 19, 2012 Withdrawn from Multnomah County Library (and just where is that, she wonders rhetorically)Frontspiece: Fifteen of the stories included in this collection were written before my twenty-...
This is the first in a series of single-serving short story reviews. Though I am not certain about my future at GoodReads, or my satisfaction with BookLikes as an alternative, the blog format over here makes it ideal for reviewing short fiction individually - something that had always been awkward ...
Withdrawn from Multnomah County Library (and just where is that, she wonders rhetorically)Frontspiece: Fifteen of the stories included in this collection were written before my twenty-sixth birthday and published in August Derleth's Arkham House edition of my first book DARK CARNIVAL.What I really e...
I am quite useless at reviewing an anthologies so please bear with me. How do you go about reviewing these things any way? Story by story? Sounds like a chore. I'll just muddle through as usual then!The October Country is a collection of Ray Bradbury's macabre stories, I hesitate to label them as "h...
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