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Death is a Lonely Business
Quetzi
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Guys, Ray Bradbury is dead
Here's an article if you don't believe me
He was a great writer, and I have some pretty cherished memories of reading his books when I was younger. His big classic, Fahrenheit 451, is one of the all-stars of dystopia, and my personal favorite, The Illustrated Man, is a magnificent collection of stories ranging from the science fiction fantastic to some really downright chilling stuff. I recently reread Something Wicked This Way Comes, and I am still in love with him.
He was 91, which is a damn good run, and he last published a book in 2006.
Here's an article if you don't believe me
He was a great writer, and I have some pretty cherished memories of reading his books when I was younger. His big classic, Fahrenheit 451, is one of the all-stars of dystopia, and my personal favorite, The Illustrated Man, is a magnificent collection of stories ranging from the science fiction fantastic to some really downright chilling stuff. I recently reread Something Wicked This Way Comes, and I am still in love with him.
He was 91, which is a damn good run, and he last published a book in 2006.
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I'm reading The Veldt right now in his honor.
He was an incredible talent.
The Veldt is probably my favorite.
http://www.veddma.com/veddma/Veldt.htm
When I was in junior high, the librarian got fed up with me borrowing The Martian Chronicles so many times. So she secretely told me to just keep it.
I read it so many times after that the cover completely felt apart, and I made it a new one, built entirely of insulating tape.
(why insulating tape? Because it was black, like the cover, and plastic, and it has lasted to this very day)
Goes without saying that Ray Bradbury was one of my favorite writers ever, and a huge influence, and I wouldn't be writing science fiction today if it wasn't for him.
Thank you, sir, wherever you are.
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I once read a passage from Something Wicked This Way Comes and was enamored of the language. Is the whole book as good? I need something new to read.
It is a lovely book, although it can be a bit overbearingly moralistic at times
dang
"The Anthem Runners" was a funny story........
BB is going to be really upset.
Half of his childhood was spent reading Bradbury stories.
I have always wanted to try Dandelion Wine.
yeah, this is rough
he was a great author and prolific as anybody could ever be, and I'll always love his work
Right now I'm reminded of a story in which one of his characters compares death to trying lobster for the first time
something new, but nothing to be afraid of
and another one in which he describes it as trying to remember a dance you were doing before you were born
I'll miss him, but I'll bet he was ready when the time came
The teacher showed it to the class as an example of what not to write. This may be the reason I never read any of his other books.
time to go reread the veldt and have a little sniffle
"Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you’re there."
Here's a cool story involving him, back in 1963 a high school student sent a letter to a bunch of authors asking them about symbolism. Bradbury was one of the few to actually take time to write a thoughtful response.
goddamn, I'm going to mourn him proper by reading the shit out of those books
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i also loved There Will Come Soft Rains; does anyone else remember Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed? ...apparently, it was also a London sci-fi bookshop. so many memories...
it was the first story of his I ever encountered
still one of my favorites
been reading some others too
the ending to The Homecoming is one of the saddest and most beautiful things I've ever read
We had to write another character into the universe.
Farenheit was my only experience with this guy but I'm glad we had to read it in high school.
I did the scene where Captain Beatty mocks Guy and tells him why books aren't as good as he thinks they are.
I did a mediocre job of it, but I loved that scene.