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Originally Posted by Maksutov
As is the custom this time of year, I've retrieved my worn-out copy of The October Country by Ray Bradbury and read it through. As usual, "Uncle Einar" and "Homecoming" always get to me the most. Re the latter, I was in Salem at the appropriate time in 1970, and had the feeling Ray was there too. Hey, we're all Family.
Anyone have other Bradbury favorites?
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Lets see. I own
the October Country, The Illustrated Man, One More for the Road, A Medicine for Mealoncholy, Golden Apples of the Sun, Driving Blind, I Sing the Body Electric, Quicker Than the Eye, and Ray Bradbury: 100 of his Most Celebrated Tales. (and yes I have read them all cover to cover)
I have a hard time picking a favorite short story. They're not all amazing, but they're all works of art. Honestly,
Homecoming wasn't one of my favorites. Any of his stories that take place in Ireland I enjoy; his love for the country really shows. I forget the name, but the story about the night watchman and the movie studio that was to be bulldozed was great. So many of them have such deep insight into the human psyche; almost a child-like introversion and ability to see us for what we really are.
The funny thing is, I've only read pieces of Ferenheit back in Highschool as part of a Litt class, and I've never read any of his full novels. I have "Something Wicked" on my waiting list for my next Amazon order, but I have some other stuff I've started at home that I want to finish before I buy any new books.