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*devastated*

Author of one of the 3 great 20th Century dystopian novels.

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.

RIP

*tips hat*

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?

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.

Stranger in a Strange Land is Robert A. Heinlein. Ray Bradbury has a bunch of great books, the Martian Chronicles is a personal favorite.

Machinesworking wrote:

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.

Stranger in a Strange Land is Robert A. Heinlein. Ray Bradbury has a bunch of great books, the Martian Chronicles is a personal favorite.

Hah. Yeah, I mixed them up, thanks.

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.

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.

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.

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/

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!"

^ lol.. nice one!

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)