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"What do you imagine when you hear the name" . . . Bradbury?

You might see rockets to Mars. Or bizarre circuses where otherworldly acts whirl in the center ring. Perhaps you travel to a dystopian future, where books are set ablaze . . . or to an out-of-the-way sideshow, where animated illustrations crawl across human skin. Or maybe, suddenly, you're returned to a simpler ti...more

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Mar 06, 2013 Vanessa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: top-10-of-2012

WOW. This is a very high 4 that I am rounding up to 5.

I very rarely read short story collections mostly because I lose interest after three or four stories, but I am proud to say that I finished all 27. I was taken aback at how many good ones were in here. What an incredible tribute to Ray Bradbury, perhaps the most versatile writer in history. I urge everyone to read it.

One of the stand-out aspects of this compilation was the brief reflection by each of the author following his or her story....more

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Jul 01, 2012 ClubStephenKing rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

An upcoming anthology that will be published over the summer by Gauntlet Press.

"SHADOW SHOW" is moving. It starts with a wonderful introduction written by the 2 editors, that is an hommage to Ray Bradbury. It continues with a second introduction, written by Ray Bradbury himself, in which he presents the authors in this anthology as his own litterary legacy.
This is quite touching and moving, especially when we discover that Ray's introduction was written in 2012.. so it is very likely to be one o...more

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Feb 08, 2013 Marsha rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, humor, literature-fiction, science-fiction-speculative-fiction, romance, supernatural, anthology-short-stories, action-adventure

It’s only a little while since Ray Bradbury has left us. I had mourned his passing like so many others. But this collection of stories reminds us of his everlasting legacy and leaves us with the promise that his memory will live on, irrevocably stamped on authors who were influenced by him and who may have had the luck of knowing him while he was alive.

Here are stories bizarre, horrifying, nostalgic and undeniably creepy. The surreal and mundane jostle crazily with each other. These are not Brad...more

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Oct 17, 2012 Angela rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, permanent-collection, advance-readers-edition, library-thing-early-reviewers

When I was 11 years old, Ray Bradbury changed my life.

One Saturday morning, when I was 11, I encountered Mr. Bradbury for the first time in the science fiction section of the San Luis Obispo public library, when I pulled his short story collection The Illustrated Man off the shelf to read while I waited for my mother to get done with her grocery shopping. The first story I read was "The Veldt", which had such a profound impact on my prepubescent brain that to this day I still think of it with aw...more

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Mar 28, 2013 Bailey rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

I rated this based on Dan Chaon's story alone, but it really is worth checking out. This is a great collection from some great writers, with the added bonus of some stories seeming almost like they could have been written by Bradbury himself.
I especially liked (for anyone who gives a flying fig)
The Girl in the Funeral Parlor - Sam Weller (realistic, sort of sweet, melancholy)
By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain - Joe Hill (FANTASTIC, this one honestly seemed the most Bradburian to me for some...more

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Jan 24, 2013 Jason Pettus rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, stories, dark, funny, hipster, smart-nerdy, sci-fi, horror, weird, mystery-crime, personal-favorite

(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted illegally.)

I know a number of the people involved with this book, so it wouldn't really be ethically right for me to purport to do an "objective" review of it; but I at least wanted to make a mention of it here at the blog, mostly because it finally came up to the top of my to-read list last week, after first enterin...more (Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted illegally.)

I know a number of the people involved with this book, so it wouldn't really be ethically right for me to purport to do an "objective" review of it; but I at least wanted to make a mention of it here at the blog, mostly because it finally came up to the top of my to-read list last week, after first entering way back in July. (July! Shame on me! I am so sorry to all you authors that it's taking me so long to get through your books right now; but we're about to start bringing on additional reviewers soon, so we'll finally be getting that list whittled down to size before too long.) Anyway, this is an anthology of all-new work by some incredibly impressive writers, and edited by genre heroes Sam Weller and Mort Castle, all in honor of the recently passed Ray Bradbury, a Chicago-area native (for those who didn't know) who had one of the most interesting and varied literary careers of the entire Mid-Century Modernist era. And indeed, I think a big reason why it was so easy for Weller and Castle to attract the likes of such heavy hitters as Margaret Atwood, Dave Eggers, Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, Alice Hoffman, Kelly Link, Audrey Niffenegger, Joe Meno, Bonnie Jo Campbell and a lot more is precisely because Bradbury had a career that was so hard to define, a man who dipped his influential toes into horror, science-fiction, crime, Young Adult, even hippie weirdness without ever being trapped in one or another, and I think it's natural for writers to be inspired by this and want to occasionally do some Bradburian walking off the beaten path themselves. It's such a fitting and loving tribute because it's so smart and dense on its own, and Weller and Castle are to be commended for putting together one of the most entertaining compilations I've read in a while. It comes strongly recommended.

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Oct 23, 2012 William Bentrim rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shadow Show edited by Sam Weller and Mort Castle

This is a collection of stories in celebration of Ray Bradbury.
I’m never sure how to review a collection. I liked most of the stories. If you like Ray Bradbury, you will probably like this book.

It includes works by:
Ray Bradbury - Second Homecoming
*Neil Gaiman - The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury
*Margaret Atwood - Headlife
Jay Bonansinga - Heavy
*Sam Weller - The Girl In The Funeral Parlor
David Morrell - The Companions
Thomas F. Monteleone - The Exchang...more

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Aug 17, 2012 Ranting Dragon rated it 4 of 5 stars

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When the Ranting Dragon was first contacted about reviewing Shadow Show, I was intrigued. A collection of short stories honoring Ray Bradbury? Neat! However, once I got my review copy, I realized how very special this collection is. While Shadow Show was published a little over a month after Bradbury’s June 2012 death, this anthology was not thrown together at lightning speed to commemorate him. This book is actually a carefully curated collection of all o...more http://www.rantingdragon.com/shadow-s...

When the Ranting Dragon was first contacted about reviewing Shadow Show, I was intrigued. A collection of short stories honoring Ray Bradbury? Neat! However, once I got my review copy, I realized how very special this collection is. While Shadow Show was published a little over a month after Bradbury’s June 2012 death, this anthology was not thrown together at lightning speed to commemorate him. This book is actually a carefully curated collection of all original stories and was started well before Bradbury’s death; it even includes a secondary introduction from him. This anthology is meant to honor and celebrate not only Bradbury’s work, but also the influence he’s had on modern literature and current authors.

For those who are unfamiliar, Ray Bradbury was an American author who was extremely influential within his own lifetime. He published twenty-seven novels (the most famous of which is the dystopian Fahrenheit 451), screenplays for movies and TV shows, as well as over six hundred short stories. Bradbury’s earliest work was in the science fiction genre, though he also published in the mystery and horror genres. His work appeared in numerous publications, from niche SF magazines to The New Yorker. This wide diversity has been credited with giving the entire speculative fiction movement greater exposure as more mainstream readers sought out Bradbury’s less mainstream work.

Nothing short of epic
Editors Sam Weller and Mort Castle certainly set themselves a herculean task with this collection. How do you celebrate the work of such a prolific and varied writer? And remarkably, there are twenty-seven short stories and two introductions in fewer than five hundred pages. My original thought with this review was to tell you about a few of my favorite stories, but some of them are so short that to spend more than a sentence or two on them would give away the entire story! And I don’t want you to read my three sentence reduction, but the original tale. Don’t worry if you don’t like extremely short fiction; there are some longer, twenty-page stories included as well. They are all exquisitely written by masters at their craft. The SF world is represented by none other than Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, Harlan Ellison, Kelly Link, and Audrey Niffenegger. The authors coming from the mystery, adventure/suspense/thriller, and horror genres also read like a who’s who of modern publishing. You literally cannot go wrong with this crowd.

One of the best parts of this collection is the notes attached to each story by its author. Some are inspired by Bradbury’s work as a whole, but many are tributes to a single short story. For instance, David Morrell’s “The Companion” is a reverse of Bradbury’s tale “The Crowd.” Audrey Niffenegger’s “Backwards in Seville” is in response to Bradbury’s “The Playground.” For those who may be experiencing much of Bradbury vicariously for the first time in this anthology, these notes offer an interesting roadmap to various works they may enjoy. Often in these notes, the authors will tell you just what Bradbury and his work mean to them. For some he served as inspiration throughout their careers, and for others he was a dear friend and mentor. I can’t imagine a more touching tribute for any writer.

Why you should read this book
I will be honest with you: short fiction is not my favorite reading. I was sold on doing this review by the list of the authors involved, and I have not been disappointed. If ever there was a short story collection you could not go wrong with, this is it. It’s a literary buffet filled with dishes prepared by award winning chefs. Even if a story is not to your particular taste, you can still sit back and appreciate the craft that went into it. Also, what better way to sample genres you may have read sparingly than with a collection that also includes pieces in genres you’re sure to love?(less)

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Aug 07, 2012 Kris rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: owned

Ray Bradbury is a giant in literature, so tagging his name onto things sets the bar pretty high. This collection lives up to the expectations, although my favorite part isn't the stories themselves: instead I particularly enjoyed how after each story the authors discuss the influence Ray Bradbury has had on them. Touching, funny, and personal, these brief essays are a gem.

As for the stories, there are a few duds, but many more amazing successes. Some stand outs for me were: "Heavy," "The Girl in...more

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Aug 01, 2012 Meganm922 rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, requests-completed

I won this book via LibaryThing Early Reviewers Program.

Ray Bradbury is one of my favorite authors of all time. I think the entire idea of having celebrated authors write short stories in celebration of him is awesome and wonderful. I was shocked at just how many popular authors have been inspired by Bradbury! And the stories were all Bradbury-esque. I enjoyed each and every one.

At the end of each story, the author explains how Bradbury impacted his or her life and what the stories reflected. T...more

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Jul 19, 2012 Christina (A Reader of Fictions) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Originally reviewed here.

Anthologies are rather tricky things to review. Usually, what I do (in the two I've reviewed) is have a little awards ceremonies for the stories awarding 'Best of' various wacky categories. For this one, I don't feel like that would really get my point across. I'm also not sure what categories I would choose. A couple I do know, so I'll share those for your edification. Funniest story: Charles Yu (his story seems indebted as much to Douglas Adams as to Bradbury); Most fo...more Originally reviewed here.

Anthologies are rather tricky things to review. Usually, what I do (in the two I've reviewed) is have a little awards ceremonies for the stories awarding 'Best of' various wacky categories. For this one, I don't feel like that would really get my point across. I'm also not sure what categories I would choose. A couple I do know, so I'll share those for your edification. Funniest story: Charles Yu (his story seems indebted as much to Douglas Adams as to Bradbury); Most forgettable story: Thomas F. Monteleone (I read his story twice, having gone back unable to recall just that one, and I still have no idea what happened); Best Twist: Julia Keller (she got me).

The stories in Shadow Show break down into two basic categories: science fiction stories with twists and stories about the endurance of love, life and language. While I liked all of the latter stories, my favorites were the former, as were my least favorites. The latter are more philosophical than anything else and were, for the most part, not as much fun to read, though I did like the thoughts behind them.

My favorite part of Shadow Show, though, was not the stories. That seems a rather dismissive and insulting thing to say, but I don't intend it to be. Following each story, each author wrote a brief note about their story, about its debt to Bradbury, and about their relationship with Ray (personal or literary). I loved these. Even for my least favorite story (also one of the longest stories unfortunately), I liked reading that bit.

What I found so incredibly moving was the incredibly love for Ray Bradbury and his work that welled out of these pages. The explanations made this so incredibly clear. The stories were on some level so incredibly personal, many based on personal experiences. Many others had been in the author's mind for ages, inspired by Bradbury not out of a duty to write a short story for this collection but because they WERE really inspired by Bradbury. That was so incredibly powerful.

While I'm mostly avoiding specific discussion of particular authors, I do have to speak to the most moving piece of writing (one of my personal favorites). Harlan Ellison nearly made me cry, though his account of his friendship with Ray Bradbury is largely light-hearted. His writing style, his wit and the clear friendship between the two is simply beautiful. What made this so incredibly poignant was Ellison's clear knowledge that this would likely be his last published work and that both he and Bradbury would soon die, and, certainly, he was proved correct about Bradbury who passed away in early June. Before reading this, I didn't have any plans to read Ellison, but now I definitely will be.

Shadow Show bursts with love for both Bradbury and writing. For those who love Bradbury, you definitely need to procure a copy of this to read. For those that don't, you still should consider it.(less)

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Nov 12, 2012 Karl rated it 5 of 5 stars

This anthology is brimming with admiration and love from every author and from the editor's as well. For good reason. When I think back, Mr Bradbury was very influential to me as a writer and as a reader and I've come to realize that his works have become utterly infused in our culture. His influence is felt and only recognized with effort, because it's like the air we breath. It's just there, but it's so damn important. In one of the author's notes (each author was asked to give some context as...more

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Sep 30, 2012 Kate rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, library-copy

"Shadow Show" is a collection of stories inspired by the works of Ray Bradbury, written by some of today's greatest authors- Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, and Harlan Ellison, among others. As such, I should have absolutely adored it.

I didn't.

The problem, I think, is that the spirit of Bradbury's stories-what made them quintessentially his- is a lot like pornography; you know it when you see it. I didn't see it in a lot of these stories. An aspect here or there, maybe, but not the perfect blend...more

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Aug 18, 2012 Mary rated it 5 of 5 stars

As a Bradbury fan from the 1st short story I read how could I not love a book that was a collection of short stories in celebration of the man?
I was a bit worried since I'm unfamiliar w/ some of the authors. I didn't love every story but there where many that I did love & will look into their authors more if I'm not already a fan. What I did love about every single story was the personal note at the end. How Ray Bradbury touched their lives, what he meant to them, who he was to them, etc. I...more

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Jul 30, 2012 Mike rated it 3 of 5 stars

2 amazing stories, 1 pretty wonderful ('though it feels rushed). All are pleasant, but the weight of fond homage keeps most stuck in second gear. If you're a Bradbury fan--and why wouldn't you be--this is just fine, thank you, as we do a slow lap around familiar neighborhoods: lots of kids and parents figuring things out, or not, with a magic spooky wondrous strange spin. Lots of book-love. But too few shake the respectful cover-version constraints...

..except Joe Hill, who seems less to revisit...more

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Mar 08, 2013 Sarah rated it 3 of 5 stars

I love Ray Bradbury. I also love Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, Kelly Link, and Robert McCammon. With this all-star lineup of writers paying homage to one of the greatest scifi writers of all time, what could go wrong?
Sadly, though I love all those authors, I did not love this book. Some of the stories were good, some great. Most were mediocre or worse. A few of them I felt I had read before, even though these are all-new stories. Those were the best of the stories; they had come so close to the...more

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Jul 17, 2012 Joanne hale rated it 5 of 5 stars

I won Shadow Show from a giveaway here on GoodReads, and was entranced by each story, each writer having their own voice that Ray Bradbury should be proud of! (He passed away june 15 2012).

Each story hits their own cord and creates different emotions. I love each and every single one of them for their honesty and supurb story-telling.

there are a total of 27 stories, written by different authors for different reasons, and after each story the author writes a summary of why they wrote what they w...more

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Aug 05, 2012 Michelle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, scifi

Enjoyed these stories:

The man who forgot Ray Bradbury / Neil Gaiman. I have often felt this frustration of remembering everything about a person except their name. I especially enjoyed the ties to Fahrenheit 451's ending of everyone remembering a book for the whole of humanity, and Gaiman's idea that humans keep each other in existence through memory.

By the silver water of Lake Champlain / Joe Hill. I may have read this one too quickly. I never quite understood if the children were humans or rob...more

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Jul 31, 2012 Heather rated it 5 of 5 stars

In Shadow Show, science fiction lovers will find stories about other planets, futuristic times, and creatures that aren’t quite human. To label Ray Bradbury simply as a science fiction writer doesn’t do his writing justice, though; Bradbury wrote about life and the human condition, and Shadow Show includes many stories of this kind, too. I enjoyed every story in Shadow Show–I can honestly say that it would be hard for me to choose favorites from this collection, and I commend Sam Weller and Mort...more

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Jul 18, 2012 Kay rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: goodreads-first-reads, 2012, bookshelf, science-fiction

I received my copy of this book through Goodreads First Reads.

With the list of contributing authors gathered to celebrate Ray Bradbury, the high expectations I had about this book were certainly met.

The book is a wonderful example of how talented the contributing authors are. It is also showcases that the breadth Bradbury's influence has no boundaries. He awakened the imaginations of countless people with his enthralling stories and imagery so vivid and colorful that it feels alive. Shadow Show...more

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Sep 29, 2012 ClubStephenKing rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is a great and touching anthology.

It starts by a wonderful introduction in hommage of Ray Bradbury, continues with a second introduction, written by Ray himself, in which he says that the authors in this anthology represent his literary legacy.
This is touching and moving, when we know that this text, written in 2012 must have been one of his very lat text... especially since it is a sort of retrospective, like if he knew himself dying.

My favorite stories :
- "The man who forgot Ray Bradbury"...more

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Sep 20, 2012 Jeff Scott rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction, short-stories

Science Fiction or magic isn’t necessary for a good Bradbury story. His writing was always strong enough to stand on its own. Alice Hoffman's description was best, "Due to his writing, magic is no longer corralled into genre writing." That was always the brilliance of his stories. They didn't need a hook or some weird scifi aspect to them. The story just needed to build with subtle descriptions of characters or the environment. A simple small image could be the hook. That build would put my hair...more

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Sep 11, 2012 James rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book makes for a fascinating study in how/why short fiction works. The volume contains 26 works of fiction from very well-established and often well-respected authors from all walks of life, professional aspirations, and genres. Folks that won Pushcart Prizes and Pulitzer Prizes, folks that have published (sometimes literally) THOUSANDS of written works, folks whose names you'd recognize and others whose work you'd recognize ... and with the exception of one truly great piece (and two other...more This book makes for a fascinating study in how/why short fiction works. The volume contains 26 works of fiction from very well-established and often well-respected authors from all walks of life, professional aspirations, and genres. Folks that won Pushcart Prizes and Pulitzer Prizes, folks that have published (sometimes literally) THOUSANDS of written works, folks whose names you'd recognize and others whose work you'd recognize ... and with the exception of one truly great piece (and two others that are pretty damn good) ... the entire book is a mess of drivel.

That's right, twenty-three stories that range from "blah" to "blech", with some delving the depths for the title of "worst short story I've ever read." And trust me I've read quite a few (some of them written by me).

It's hard to say if the culprit is writers out of their element with speculative work (though a few of the stories are sci-fi and fantasy free) or the assignment itself: write a story that honors Ray Bradbury. Some of the writers attempt pieces that are thematically similar to the bulk of Bradbury's work, others try direct rip-offs, all of which fail miserably.

The only truly fantastic story in the bunch is "By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain" by Joe Hill, an almost-rip-off tale inspired by Bradbury's "The Fog Horn." What makes the piece better than the rest, and from succumbing to the usual trappings of fan fiction, is the clever twist (this time around it's humans that mistake a monster for a fog horn, not the other way around) and the achingly beautiful characters.

The other two pieces of note are Gaiman’s “The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury” which is beautiful but really more of a dramatic monologue than a short story and “Two Houses” by Kelly Link, which contains wonderful prose, a phenomenal set-up, but an ending that’s a bit too ethereal for my taste.

Despite the stunningly low quality of most of the stories, it could be worth a purchase for Bradbury fans and avid readers in general to read the afterwords by the individual authors. The one that stands out is Dan Chaon’s afterword for his story “Little America” where he writes of his years-long correspondence with Bradbury; letters filled with very specific writing tips that he quotes ... tips that he failed to implement in the story that came before. (less)

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Aug 13, 2012 Suzanne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, sci-fi-fantasy, short-stories

What do you think of when you hear the name Ray Bradbury? For many people, Bradbury is the stuff of their childhood, the books they secreted away in their book bags, deliciously reading them under covers, complete with flashlight, because it was late and because they just couldn’t put it down.

In Shadow Show, Sam Weller and Mort Castle have compiled stories by several authors who were inspired by Bradbury. Included in this prestigious list are such notables as Neil Gaiman, Alice Hoffman and Harla...more

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Mar 02, 2013 Anita rated it 5 of 5 stars

Highly recommend this one! Short story collections can be uneven, but I loved all but one of these stories, and even that one wasn't bad, just not to my taste. The concept--enlisting first-rate modern authors and having each write a story in homage to a specific story by Bradbury--worked extremely well. I gave the book to a friend to read, so can't recall story titles, but my favorites were the one about the New Mexico couple who meet two strange men at an open air opera and the one about two ch...more

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May 13, 2013 Matt Stalbaum rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shadow Show is a fitting tribute to Ray Bradbury, a collection of stories that mostly embody the spark of wonder, humanity, and electricity that Bradbury cultivated with his own writing. The best stories read like they could've been written by Bradbury himself, and often feature playful allusions to his works, most commonly the Illustrated Man. The worst stories miss the mark only slightly, reveling too deeply in one aspect of Bradbury's talent - his nostalgia, his occasional quiet sadness - wit...more

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Feb 18, 2013 Eric Bauman rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2013

This is one of those rare anthologies where the good stories vastly outnumber the "meh" stories. Almost all of the stories in here are very evocative of the late Mr. Bradbury's work (although, at the time this came out, he was still alive)--except for Harlan Ellison's story, which I'll admit I didn't get (but then, I usually have a hard time with him) and just seems to be way out there somewhere.

In addition to Ellison's story, there is only one other story that I greeted with a "meh", and this w...more

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Nov 20, 2012 Cale rated it 3 of 5 stars

Just like every collection, some stories are great and some are not. I think the highlight of the book is Robert McCammon's Children of the Bedtime Machine, which very much captured Bradbury's style as well as pulling it into the story itself. Joe Hill's By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain was also very good. On the other end of the scale, Julia Keller's story Hayleigh's Dad plays one of the most obvious twists, I couldn't even believe it went that obvious. Mort Castle's light was kind of inte...more

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Sep 20, 2012 Heidi Norrod rated it 4 of 5 stars

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4/5 stars

I absolutely loved Ray Bradbury and all of his work resonated deeply even after the covers of the book closed leaving me feeling depressed that I had finished. The included short story authors that paid tribute to celebrate Mr. Bradbury did him an honor within this book. All of these authors are brilliant in their own right, and their celebratory stories for Mr. Bradbury are NO exception.

If you are a fan of Mr. Bradbury or Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood etc... you shoul...more

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Jul 15, 2012 Ellie/Anton rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-sci-fi-steampunk, read-in-2012

For reasons I can’t explain, I don’t read many short stories. Occasionally, a book comes along that makes me question my novel-centric reading choices. Shadow Show is one of those books.

It is definitely a fantastic (in both senses of this word) collection. First, you have authors like Margaret Atwood, Dave Eggers, Robert McCammon, Kelly Link, and oh, Harlan Ellison, all writing pieces inspired by Ray Bradbury. Second, this is not something hastily put together after Bradbury’s death — no, the an...more

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Sam Weller is the author of The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury (William Morrow, 2005) winner of the Society of Midland Author's Award for Best Biography of 2005. The book was also a finalist for the prestigious Bram Stoker Award. Sam is the former Midwest Correspondent for Publishers Weekly. He is a contributing writer for the Chicago Public Radio program, 848 and his work has appea...more

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