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Dandelion Wine (Hardcover)

by Ray Bradbury (Author)
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World-renowned fantasist Ray Bradbury has on several occasions stepped outside the arenas of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. An unabashed romantic, his first novel in 1957 was basically a love letter to his childhood. (For those who want to undertake an even more evocative look at the dark side of youth, five years later the author would write the chilling classic Something Wicked This Way Comes.)

Dandelion Wine takes us into the summer of 1928, and to all the wondrous and magical events in the life of a 12-year-old Midwestern boy named Douglas Spaulding. This tender, openly affectionate story of a young man's voyage of discovery is certainly more mainstream than exotic. No walking dead or spaceships to Mars here. Yet those who wish to experience the unique magic of early Bradbury as a prose stylist should find Dandelion Wine most refreshing. --Stanley Wiater --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.



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This 1957 gem is the latest in Avon's ongoing series of Bradbury reprints. This sweet little hardcover features the full text of the novel?the story of one magical summer in the life of 12-year-old Douglas Spaulding?along with an introduction by the author. Without flash or best-sellerdom, Bradbury has emerged as one of this country's great writers, and libraries lacking a quality hardcover of his beloved novel should jump on this.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars a true book of poetry, Jul 28 2007
By Ronald W. Maron "pilgrim" (Nova Scotia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dandelion Wine C (Hardcover)
This book lies within the top three books of all time. Bradbury is like Jekyl and Hyde in his writings and this one is 'pure poetry'. It grabs the souls of anyone who lived through and fully experienced an adolescent summer. While there was never anything spectacular that ever happened to any of us, each moment of our day-to-day lives led us to be the sensitive adults that we, hopefully, are now. Like 'To Kill a Mockingbird', it takes us to a time when we and the world around us was more innocent, more forgiving and more magical. I read this every third summer as a reminder of where I came from and how a child's naivity can open his heart to everything around him.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It's magical..., Jan 27 2006
By Kate (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dandelion Wine C (Hardcover)
Ray Bradbury is a master, no question, and this little book is a masterpiece. I first read it as a child - now, many years later, I go back to it often. It is simple, yet the prose is elegant and the message timeless. I have enjoyed almost everything Ray Bradbury has written but this is absolutely a favorite. I just joined a group of women in a book club and this is the book I intend to have everyone read - I can't wait to introduce them to it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Favorite, Mar 8 2004
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This review is from: Dandelion Wine (Mass Market Paperback)
This is one of my top 5 favorite books. Bradbury rocks.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Dandelion Wine
This is without a doubt, the absolute worst book i have ever read in my life. Let me tell you i have read some horrible books that are pointless and have no relation whatsoever... Read more
Published on April 13 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars A series of metaphors about life in an active summer
This is a chronicle of a simpler time in Middle America, often presented in the form of a metaphor. It is the summer of 1928, from opening day until the school supplies are... Read more
Published on Mar 7 2004 by Charles Ashbacher

4.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable, but difficult to explain
It's the summer of 1928 in a small town in Illinois and Douglas Spaulding is 12 years old. And for the first time in his life he realizes that he is alive, truly alive. Read more
Published on Mar 3 2004 by J. Green

5.0 out of 5 stars Dandelion Wine
I read this book years ago when I was about sixteen. I read it during my summer break and couldn't put it down. It was magical and innocent. A great read for anyone.
Published on Mar 2 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Warm sunshine breezes of childhood
This is a lovely little book...childhood summertime capture in so many pages in your hands just like the dandelion wine in the jars on the cellar shelves. Read more
Published on Jan 27 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Nothing Too Wicked Coming Around Here in the Summer of 1928
Ray Bradbury has penned a tribute to the halcyon days of his youth, a full 1928 summer in the life of a 12 year boy living in a smallish town in the upper midwest. Read more
Published on Jan 5 2004 by john purcell

5.0 out of 5 stars The simplicity of the complex
I have always known Bradbury to be a science fiction writer, but ironically, the deepest earthly and human truths were put into this novel. Read more
Published on Jan 5 2004 by Alex

5.0 out of 5 stars small town delight
This book has inspire me to move to the countyside with my family and enjoy life. Why have we as a people gone to the cities away from family and friends? Was it money? Read more
Published on Nov 6 2003 by G Smith

2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty words, that's all this story is.
1928. It was a good summer. Too bad it wasn't a good read. I'm surprised I even made it through this book at all. Read more
Published on Sep 18 2003 by T. Postell

5.0 out of 5 stars Dandelion Wine a pleasure to read.
Dandelion Wine is a wonderful book for summer reading. Ray Bradbury is very descriptive in his terms, and allows the reader to feel exactly what Douglas Spaulding did in 1928... Read more
Published on Aug 4 2003 by John Newby

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