Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury

02/19/09 4:47 PM
chrisgonzo member demand the impossible Joined: 08/05/08 Location: Florida Posts: 2,792	Not only is he an amazing writer, but he's one of the few whose prose can be described as poetic. He creates beautiful landscapes, and can make you nostalgic for things you never had. Favorites of mine include; Farenheit451, Dandelion Wine, The Martian Chronicles and From The Dust Returned. Any thoughts?
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02/19/09 4:57 PM
forkintheeye member Joined: 08/15/08 Posts: 5,673	He is one of the only people I consider a hero. He inspires me to pick up my pen every day & he lives in Los Angeles & doesn't drive. I was sad that I missed hearing him speak at the NASA-JPL tweetup last month. Dandelion Wine is my favourite novel, but I have a beat-up large book of his short stories that I adore as well. Gotcha!, Uncle Einar (always wanted to name a band that) & The April Witch are probably my favourites. Oh, well, I can't leave out Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar! Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/19/2009 04:58PM by forkintheeye.
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02/19/09 6:06 PM
Smackbang member Joined: 11/27/07 Location: The Ninth Circle Posts: 315	There will come Soft rains got adapted to a little short cartoon Link and yes, I DEFINITELY second Farenheit451
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02/19/09 9:54 PM
chrisgonzo member demand the impossible Joined: 08/05/08 Location: Florida Posts: 2,792	forkintheeye posted: Oh, well, I can't leave out Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar! Indeed not. That's something else he's great at-short stories. I would say he's the best short story writer alive.
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02/19/09 10:07 PM
forkintheeye member Joined: 08/15/08 Posts: 5,673	I have to admit I was disappointed with the theatrical release of Something Wicked This Way Comes. I love the book & after researching that Bradbury was very instrumental in adapting the story (initially the movie would have run 3-4 hours had his original script been kept) it was hard not seeing it how I interpreted the characters & scenery. Ah, well. Also, I have this & now want to go watch it!
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02/19/09 10:13 PM
chrisgonzo member demand the impossible Joined: 08/05/08 Location: Florida Posts: 2,792	forkintheeye posted: I have to admit I was disappointed with the theatrical release of Something Wicked This Way Comes. Me too. I wasn't impressed with the TV adap of The Martian Chronicles either.
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02/20/09 1:10 AM
sourfriday member Joined: 04/23/08 Posts: 1,929	So what you are saying is I should have bought that signed edition on the weekend for $35?
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02/20/09 9:33 AM
forkintheeye member Joined: 08/15/08 Posts: 5,673	Yes. And then given it to me.
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02/23/09 10:43 AM
ReznorsApostle member trying to beLIEve Joined: 04/15/08 Location: under a dead Ohio sky Posts: 1,150	The illustrated man...good one.
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02/24/09 6:03 PM
voiceLex member Joined: 02/24/09 Location: Boston%2C MA Posts: 1	Fahrenheit451 was the second distopian novel I read (after This Perfect Day - Ira Levin, an often overlooked masterpiece), and I must and I really enjoyed it. It was different than the rest that I read subsequently and certainly held it's own quite easily. I read a short story of his in school but I can't for seem to recall it at the moment. I'm glad to see some fans here and eager to break into some of tho other books that've been mentioned.
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03/01/09 3:49 PM
Endlessly member Predictable as fallout. Joined: 08/12/08 Location: safe in magnetic fields Posts: 906	I really like the Martian Chronicles, and I used to have a giant collection of his short stories that I loved (my brother "borrowed" it a long time ago and I haven't seen it since). Back when I did prose reading for the speech team in high school, I cut down There Will Come Soft Rains-- my very favorite at the time, still a story I love-- to eight minutes as an entry. I read it so many times that I can still recite the cut by memory, haha. For some reason, though, I'm not a fan of his straight-up novels. Fahrenheit 451 was fantastic the first time I read it, pretty good the second, but it's not something I can enjoy again and again.
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03/01/09 4:10 PM
forkintheeye member Joined: 08/15/08 Posts: 5,673	^That's the collection I have! I should keep it bedside. Recently rediscovered in my shelving (or piles on the floor ): One More For the Road Quicker Than The Eye Let's All Kill Constance
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03/03/09 10:29 AM
Smackbang member Joined: 11/27/07 Location: The Ninth Circle Posts: 315	Endlessly posted: I really like the Martian Chronicles, and I used to have a giant collection of his short stories that I loved (my brother "borrowed" it a long time ago and I haven't seen it since). Back when I did prose reading for the speech team in high school, I cut down There Will Come Soft Rains-- my very favorite at the time, still a story I love-- to eight minutes as an entry. I read it so many times that I can still recite the cut by memory, haha. For some reason, though, I'm not a fan of his straight-up novels. Fahrenheit 451 was fantastic the first time I read it, pretty good the second, but it's not something I can enjoy again and again. If you loved There Will Come Soft Rains, I think you'll love the little adaption it got (short but very satisfying)
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04/05/09 11:13 AM
BeginingToBlur member yarp? Joined: 09/03/08 Location: under a pile of homework. Posts: 192	i LOVE Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451 is one of my favorite books ever.
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10/26/09 1:31 AM
chrisgonzo member demand the impossible Joined: 08/05/08 Location: Florida Posts: 2,792	A couple interesting adaptations... The Pedestrian Fahrenheit 451
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11/11/09 11:10 AM
UlacAlmost member Joined: 02/16/09 Posts: 193	The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury is utterly amazing. It's a collection of short stories that chronicle the landing on and transformation of Mars into a habitable planet because we have destoryed Earth. Very relevent today and beautifully written.
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11/15/09 2:22 AM
FusedGhost member Joined: 02/09/09 Posts: 1,196	I read Fahrenheit 451 about three years ago and remember really liking it. The movie is pretty cool too, but it doesn't stand up to the book. I've been told I should read The Pedestrian though.
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