- Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Del Rey; 1 edition (April 12 1985)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 034532448X
- ISBN-13: 978-0345324481
- Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 2.1 x 17.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #472,166 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Ray Bradbury's first short story collection is back in print, its chilling encounters with funhouse mirrors, parasitic accident-watchers, and strange poker chips intact. Both sides of Bradbury's vaunted childhood nostalgia are also on display, in the celebratory "Uncle Einar," and haunting "The Lake," the latter a fine elegy to childhood loss. This edition features a new introduction by Bradbury, an invaluable essay on writing, wherein the author tells of his "Theater of Morning Voices," and, by inference, encourages you to listen to the same murmurings in yourself. And has any writer anywhere ever made such good use of exclamation marks!?
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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 connectioin with the world outside -- and beyond . . .
THE WONDERFUL DEATH OF DUDLEY STONE: a most remarkable case of murder -- the deceased was delighted!
And more!
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 connectioin with the world outside -- and beyond . . .
THE WONDERFUL DEATH OF DUDLEY STONE: a most remarkable case of murder -- the deceased was delighted!
And more!
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Really boring,
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This review is from: The October Country (Paperback)
I had hoped to find the next story a little more interesting than the previous one but Bradbury fails to do that. There is no climax whatsoever in each story and I am left with this semi-cliffhanger feeling at the end of each chapter. I am left sitting there thinking, "That's it?" The Homecoming I read previously in "From the Dust Returned". It was ok. The Jar was a big disappointment as was Skeleton and The Dwarf. I find his stories are little difficult to understand at times. Overall I wasn't happy with the short stories this book presented.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mixed feelings...,
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This review is from: The October Country (Mass Market Paperback)
From the outset, let me confess that I am a Bradbury novice as far as it goes, and cannot claim to be even a very well-read person. That being said, my two-bit opinion on this book was that while some of the stories in the October Country seemed a little forced or contrived, on the whole stories like The Jar and Dudley Stone make this book well worth the read. From my limited exposure to Bradbury, this book contains examples of the very best and a couple of the worst short fiction I have read by the author to date.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not his best, but good enough to collect,
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This review is from: The October Country (Paperback)
The stories in this book run a bit short on character and some of them have the stink of contrivance to them, but there are enough really good stories (The Jar, Uncle Einar, The Lake) that the flaws of the books are well out-weighed by the strengths.
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