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Gaijinmama
Sep 08, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction, classics, fantasy
Ray Bradbury was a brilliant writer whose gift with the language goes beyond genre. This book is generally classified as a dark fantasy but his style is definitely Literary. I would not call this a page-turner. I had to keep going back to really savor the words and let them sink in.
There are a lot of Big Issues here: good vs. evil, nostalgia for childhood, fear of death and the unknown. The main characters are Will and Jim, two 13 year old boys in a small town, but I would say the real focus is ...more
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Karen
Sep 17, 2016 rated it really liked it
I love Ray Bradbury's short stories. The Martian Chronicles is my favorite story collection. Something Wicked this Way Comes is perfect for Halloween. A carnival comes to Green Town Illinois, filled with all the wonderful things that two thirteen year old boys can imagine. The carnival came in late October, everyone knows carnivals don't set up after Labor Day. The carnival came in at midnight, when everyone knows they come in at dawn. ...more
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Sunflower
Oct 10, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: library, fiction-read-2009
I enjoyed this. Had to keep re-reading sentences and phrases which particularly tickled me. It reminded me of King, perhaps less suspense, just as clever, but better written. (I can just hear the King fans crying "sacrilege") ...more
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Cherylcali "turn the page"
Sep 03, 2009 rated it really liked it
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Devin
Nov 03, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Jun 15, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Dec 21, 2012 rated it liked it
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Laura
Mar 20, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Dec 01, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Anika
Jan 31, 2022 rated it it was amazing
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Oct 14, 2018 marked it as to-read
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May 11, 2020 marked it as to-read
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Wes F
Jan 15, 2021 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
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