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A review by aaronj21
From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury
5.0
First off , this review is written by a Bradbury fanatic and is therefore biased.
Like most , the first book i read by Mr.Bradbury was Fahrenheit 451, i read it as part of a summer reading program and since then have read and re read it often. But i really fell in love with his work when I read the Illustrated Man. Such a range of stories , such amazing twists and suprise endings , such simple yet poetic style!
So when i happened upon a Bradbury book, dark and inviting with ghosts and vampires adorning the cover i read it immeadeatley , it was fifnished that night at 11:30. i had read slightly different versions of some of the stories before , for this book is mereley a collection of loosley related stories sewn toghether by short chapters. I loved it!I grew emotionallt attached to the family , i wanted wings , i wanted to send my mind into anything and everything , i wanted to be awake all and all of my life! sad huh? I especially liked the theme , or one of them if there is one. nameley , the old world of belief in the fanatic and beautiful , bizzare and rococo , is being destroyed by the new religion of science and progress. i've noticed this theme before in his work and can see evidence of it all around me. "On the Orient North" was my favorite , love it! and there are precious few things that I love.Bradbury is a master and he will never die! he will live in his characters and stories forever.
now that im done praising ,
for those of you who think it is disjointed. It is , it's a collection of short stories compiled over 20 some years.conseququently the style may change. also , if you find yourself lost , read again , Bradbury's writing isn't a grocery list or an instruction manual , it is art , and art is sometimes only really understood by the artist.
Like most , the first book i read by Mr.Bradbury was Fahrenheit 451, i read it as part of a summer reading program and since then have read and re read it often. But i really fell in love with his work when I read the Illustrated Man. Such a range of stories , such amazing twists and suprise endings , such simple yet poetic style!
So when i happened upon a Bradbury book, dark and inviting with ghosts and vampires adorning the cover i read it immeadeatley , it was fifnished that night at 11:30. i had read slightly different versions of some of the stories before , for this book is mereley a collection of loosley related stories sewn toghether by short chapters. I loved it!I grew emotionallt attached to the family , i wanted wings , i wanted to send my mind into anything and everything , i wanted to be awake all and all of my life! sad huh? I especially liked the theme , or one of them if there is one. nameley , the old world of belief in the fanatic and beautiful , bizzare and rococo , is being destroyed by the new religion of science and progress. i've noticed this theme before in his work and can see evidence of it all around me. "On the Orient North" was my favorite , love it! and there are precious few things that I love.Bradbury is a master and he will never die! he will live in his characters and stories forever.
now that im done praising ,
for those of you who think it is disjointed. It is , it's a collection of short stories compiled over 20 some years.conseququently the style may change. also , if you find yourself lost , read again , Bradbury's writing isn't a grocery list or an instruction manual , it is art , and art is sometimes only really understood by the artist.