Ray Bradbury RIP
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Author of one of the 3 great 20th Century dystopian novels.
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I enjoy reading sci-fi, but of his work, I've only read Stranger in a Strange Land.
Time to read some more, sad to hear he's passed on.
Time to read some more, sad to hear he's passed on.
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RIP
*tips hat*
*tips hat*
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Glad to have been alive during his time, though. Sadly I've been under-educated with his work; really need to get instilled with some of it.
Anyone want to mention what they think is his most epic work?
Anyone want to mention what they think is his most epic work?
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Stranger in a Strange Land is Robert A. Heinlein. Ray Bradbury has a bunch of great books, the Martian Chronicles is a personal favorite.masterblasterofdisaster wrote:I enjoy reading sci-fi, but of his work, I've only read Stranger in a Strange Land.
Time to read some more, sad to hear he's passed on.
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Hah. Yeah, I mixed them up, thanks.Machinesworking wrote:Stranger in a Strange Land is Robert A. Heinlein. Ray Bradbury has a bunch of great books, the Martian Chronicles is a personal favorite.masterblasterofdisaster wrote:I enjoy reading sci-fi, but of his work, I've only read Stranger in a Strange Land.
Time to read some more, sad to hear he's passed on.
I have vague memories of The Martian Chronicles TV miniseries - but it looks like it was significantly different from the novel. I'll give it a read soon.
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We were made to read Farenheit 451 at school as 12 year olds. Like most set texts, I resented being forced to read it at first, but the central premise and imagery stayed with me for years. I still get very protective when I see someone abusing a book. Even Dan Browns...
Time to give it another read I think.
Time to give it another read I think.
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Besides Farenheit and Chronicles, Something Wicked This Way Comes is my personal fav. The story - about a creepy carnival arriving in a small down in the dead of night - is a seminal piece of work.
While I didn't agree with his position, Bradbury earned my further respect by taking a firm stance against the digitizing of his work into the eBook/digital format.
While I didn't agree with his position, Bradbury earned my further respect by taking a firm stance against the digitizing of his work into the eBook/digital format.
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A sad loss
I remember one of the first Sci Fi (or Fantasy as the man himself called this type of story) books I read as a kid was 'The Martian Chronicles' (by Ray Bradbury) and remains one of my favourite memories of reading books a a kid. Reading a couple of articles eulogising his work has made me realise where much of my environmental sensibility must have come from, unconsciously absorbed by reading these stories.
He was a man ahead of his time in many ways. A great short article about Ray Bradbury's environmental ethos here:
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/ ... hronicles/
I remember one of the first Sci Fi (or Fantasy as the man himself called this type of story) books I read as a kid was 'The Martian Chronicles' (by Ray Bradbury) and remains one of my favourite memories of reading books a a kid. Reading a couple of articles eulogising his work has made me realise where much of my environmental sensibility must have come from, unconsciously absorbed by reading these stories.
He was a man ahead of his time in many ways. A great short article about Ray Bradbury's environmental ethos here:
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/ ... hronicles/
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To post a quote from his "Zen In The Art of Writing" book that can really be utilized in any creative aspect of life, "Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a landmine. The landmine is me. After the explosion, I spend the rest of the day putting the pieces together. Now, it's your turn. Jump!"
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^ lol.. nice one!
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when I heard the news it was a rainy day and I was reminded of his short story The Day It Rained Forever.
Funny thing is I it hasn't stopped raining since.
(queue spooky music)
Funny thing is I it hasn't stopped raining since.
(queue spooky music)
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