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Original Title:	The Vintage Bradbury
ISBN:	0679729461 (ISBN13: 9780679729464)
Edition Language:	English

The Vintage Bradbury: The Greatest Stories by America's Most Distinguished Practioner of Speculative Fiction

Ray Bradbury

Paperback | Pages: 352 pages

Rating: 4.33 | 2001 Users | 87 Reviews

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Title	:	The Vintage Bradbury: The Greatest Stories by America's Most Distinguished Practioner of Speculative Fiction
Author	:	Ray Bradbury
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 352 pages
Published	:	July 14th 1990 by Vintage (first published January 1st 1965)
Categories	:	Fiction. Short Stories. Science Fiction. Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy

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The author of Fahrenehit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, offers a personal selection of his best stories, featuring "Dandelion Wine," "The Illustrated Man," "The Veldt," "The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit," and twenty other classics.



American cousin to Borges and Garcia Marquez, Ray Bradbury is a writer whose vision of the world is so intense that the objects in it sometimes levitate or glow with otherworldly auras. Who but Bradbury could imagine the playroom in which children's fantasies become real enough to kill? The beautiful white suit that turns six down-and-out Chicanos into their ideal selves? Only Bradbury could make us identify with a man who lives in terror of his own skeleton. And if a generic science fiction writer might describe a spaceship landing on Mars, only Bradbury can tell us how the Martians see it--and the dreamlike visitors from Planet Earth.

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Ratings: 4.33 From 2001 Users | 87 Reviews

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Having only read Fahrenheit 451 before, I enjoyed reading this collection of short stories by Bradbury. Although there was some great speculative fiction in this collection, some that could easily be described as science fiction, there were also stories that are best described as Americana fantasy. The wide range of stories that Bradbury collected in this edition represent his body of work well.I was specifically impressed with The Veldt, Dandelion Wine, The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, And The

This is the book that got me hooked on everything Bradbury. My high school creative writing teacher introduced me to Ray Bradbury with Zen in the Art of Writing. I liked it, so I figured I'd go out and find some of his fiction. (I had already read Fahrenheit 451, but I think I was too young when I read it for it to make a real impact on me) I found this book on the shelves at the local bookstore, read it, and have been devouring everything by Bradbury that I can get my hands on. His voice is so

Honestly, these really are some of the best Bradbury stories. A great primer to people looking to get into Bradbury's best short stories immediately; I wish I'd found this sooner. That said, Mr. Bradbury's work is occasionally a bit dated, and yes, this collection does include The Story Where All The White People Are Dead So White People Are Now Oppressed And Bradbury Clearly Didn't Consult Any People Of Color On The Matter. So there's that.

I think one of the best things about this collection is that all the stories heighten each other, because you never know what you're going to get. Is it a straight-up childhood adventure? Time or space travel? Supernatural events? So each story makes the others suspenseful, because you never know when the story might take a turn for the surreal or turn out to be not what you thought.There are some themes that reappear: technology and family life, little boys on their sick/death bed, carnivals

I really enjoyed this. I'm not even much of a SciFi nerd (well like, I enjoy SciFi but nowhere near to the point of hardcore actual SciFi fans) and I really liked most of the stories in here. It was a good sidetrack from the stuff I usually read. I'm not even usually a big short-story reader, so this was new for me and I wasn't sure whether I would like it. And, I did. So I guess I'd say take the gamble and check it out because Ray Bradbury is a good writer and has his accolades and reputation

Every story - save one (I'll let you find out which yourself) - was a gem of fantasy, intrigue, and mystery. The final tale, especially, was not only perfectly final, but left you with a sense of wonder and loss at the same time. Definitely a masterpiece!

I was already a big fan of Ray Bradbury when I found this collection of his "best" works. Although I'd read many of them before, I reread most and quite enjoyed the rest.