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Classic Stories 1: The Golden Apples of the Sun/R Is for Rocket (Grand Master)
by
Ray Bradbury
A spaceship captain determined to gather a cupful of the sun. . .a nubile young witch who yearns to taste human love. . .an expedition that hunts dinosaurs across the fragile and dangerous chasm of time. . . These strange and wonderful tales of beauty and terror will transport you from the begininng of time to the outermost limits of the future.Selected from his best-selli...more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
April 1st 1990
by Spectra
(first published 1990)
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I must admit that I have read many of these stories in other Bradbury anthologies. That's not to say that I don't still love some of these stories. I sort of cherry picked through this collection to read stories I hadn't read before, or stories I wasn't as familiar with. I'd already read the entirety of Golden Apples of the Sun, so my selections really came from R is for Rocket.
I'd have to say my favorite, or really the most memorable for me, was "Frost and Fire." The world creation and elements...more
I'd have to say my favorite, or really the most memorable for me, was "Frost and Fire." The world creation and elements...more
Classic Stories I. Ray Bradbury. 1990. Bantam Books. 348 pages. ISBN 0553286374.
I originally picked up Bradbury's Classic Stories because it contains The Exiles, a short story that mentions The Wizard of Oz of which I am obsessed with reading about and a huge fan. The book is a compilation of Bradbury's short stories taken from The Golden Apples of the Sun and R is For Rocket.
While Ray Bradbury is more widely known as a sci-fi/fantasy author, Classic Stories is more of a blend of all his works,...more
I originally picked up Bradbury's Classic Stories because it contains The Exiles, a short story that mentions The Wizard of Oz of which I am obsessed with reading about and a huge fan. The book is a compilation of Bradbury's short stories taken from The Golden Apples of the Sun and R is For Rocket.
While Ray Bradbury is more widely known as a sci-fi/fantasy author, Classic Stories is more of a blend of all his works,...more
I'm completely stunned by Bradbury! How can anyone depicts and express any feeling in such a deep, impressive way without using the word describing that very feeling itself? Depiction of the fog horn's voice inside the lighthouse in story "the fog horn" is such an example of this. "One day many years ago a man walked along and stood in the sound of the ocean on a cold sunless shore and said, 'We need a voice to call across the water, to warn ships; I'll make one.I'll make a voice like all of tim...more
When I found out Ray Bradbury died back in June, I was admittedly heartbroken. He was one of my first introductions to sci-fi, and aside from one book, I’ve always enjoyed his work. (Still not a fan of Something Wicked This Way Comes.) But admittedly, I haven’t read very much from Bradbury so I quickly rectified this.
So I picked up this collection, notably containing “The Fog Horn” and “A Sound of Thunder,” to help bolster my collection. And I did like this collection. The both halves of the boo...more
So I picked up this collection, notably containing “The Fog Horn” and “A Sound of Thunder,” to help bolster my collection. And I did like this collection. The both halves of the boo...more
Bradbury is one of the greatest names in science fiction, and I loved reading his stories as a kid and a teenager. I picked up this collection and I wasn't disappointed. What's interesting is reading science fiction written over 50 years ago, when we hadn't even landed on the moon yet -- how the world has changed from the time he wrote these stories that the ideas seem so antiquated, and yet resonate a bit. It's looking into a world that doesn't exist anymore.
But there are plenty of classics in...more
But there are plenty of classics in...more
It's kind of strange reading a collection of sci-fi short stories from generations ago. In some respects, you have to be able to picture the way the world was when the stories were written. Not doing so makes the stories seem silly when you compare to how life on earth really turned out. Such is the case with Ray Bradbury. He is undoubtedly a sci-fi master and from one of the first generations of sci-fi masters. I think the old masters don't get read by the newer generations because they are not...more
While some of the stories in this book did not hold my interest very well, the fact that each was generally no more than about ten pages made for a very quick read. The vast majority of Ray Bradbury's short stories are fantastic, though, and are enjoyable to read over and over again. This collection was, in my view, the next best thing to a re-print of 'R is for Rocket'. Also, having never read 'The Golden Apples of the Sun', I was introduced to some wonderful classic stories that I hadn't even...more
What makes Bradbury such a brilliant writer is his ability to transport you into the characters and stories he pens. In but a few pages, you find yourself sympathizing, understanding, and relating with whomever Mr. Bradbury plucks from his vast imagination and breathes life into. The fantasy/fiction of this collection of stories has a comfortable and inviting cadence time will not be able to dull.
Contains my all time favorite Bradbury story: The Fog Horn. Such profound, century old loneliness and longing has rarely exuded from the pages of a book.
Ray Bradbury: What a lovely, humane, emotional writer. I read a ton of these back in Junior High, but I liked them even better now.
Bradbury Classic Stories 1: From the Golden Apples of the Sun and R Is for Rocket (Grand Master Editions) by Ray Bradbury (1990)
Along with Ender's Game, this collection of short stories is what got me hooked on science fiction. While these stories aren't strictly science fiction, enough stories dealt with it that it opened new worlds to me. Whether it was "The Rocket Man," about a man who is never satisfied (when he is in space, he only wants to be with his family, and when he is back on earth, he only wants to be out in space), or the classic "A Sound of Thunder," about time traveling safari hunters (don't step on the b...more
Awesome collection. Never mind your sci-fi prejudices. This collection has something for everybody.
I first read this book back in 1988 and decided to re-read it 2 years ago as part of a summer-long book, script and libretto read. It was my way of touching ground and getting back to those books and authors I loved as a child. That summer I had given up watching TV and actually didn't own a TV for an entire year (May 2005 - May 2006). R is for Rocket is a great read for young imaginative people who want to see the world through the eyes of an older man influenced by the new discoveries in the 2...more
overall this was a great book. it's a collection which includes sci-fi, fantasy, and a couple regular fiction stories. a few of the stories were not to my liking so much but some of my favorites were The Fog Horn, The April Witch, The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl, The Murderer, Embroidery, Sun and Shadow, A Sound of Thunder, and The Exiles
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Loved "A Sound of Thunder" short story in high school so much that I finally bought a copy of his works that has a copy of the story in it.
Only reinforces Ray Bradbury being one of my all time favorite authors
Purely a product of it's time. Beautiful.
The book that first introduced me to the wonderful world of sci-fi. A group of Bradbury's best short stories including the last dinosaur that sings to a lighthouse which it also thinks is a dinosaur, also a planet where Edgar Allen Poe, Lewis Carrol, Shakespeare and other great writers live, and another story where a planet that is burning hot in the day and icy cold and night only gives inhabitants (who already only have 8 days to live) sunrise and sunset to exit their caves, find food, love, m...more
Love Bradbury's short stories!
Childhood memories relived but only gave this book three stars due to the fact that some of these stories either drag or are too short. It is the poetry of Bradbury's writing style that redeems this collection. As a side note, had never read Rocket Man and wow...worse dad EVER!!!!
great collection of sci-fi shorts. contains many classics and some that never got much attention. especially enjoy "the murderer". it's about today. everyone has phones attached to their heads and is talking to everyone all the time. if they're not talking, they're listening to music. one man thinks this is wrong and goes to jail.
"A Sound of Thunder" is the best, most memorable of Bradbury's short stories. I remember hearing an audio version in elementary school and it haunted me. I finally figured out which story it was after college when I picked up this volume.
An excellent collection. I prefer the R is for Rocket segment but both halves are magnificent. It is nice to half both books in one collection.
That the short story genre is truly the most savory. Like a fritura, you get a quick glimpse into a slice of goodness.
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American novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, screenwriter and poet, was born August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois. He graduated from a Los Angeles high school in 1938. Although his formal education ended there, he became a "student of life," selling newspapers on L.A. street corners from 1938 to 1942, spending his nights in the public library and his days at the typewriter. He bec...more
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But otherwise, travelling around the world, seeing different things, experiencing different culture.....more
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