Ray Bradbury - DPChallenge Forums

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06/06/2012 10:56:03 AM · #1

In honour of the writer who died today. One of the most influential voices of the 20th century and one of my favourite writers. With over 600 short stories and almost 30 novels to his name there is certainly much inspiration to draw on.

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06/06/2012 11:01:29 AM · #2

what a great writer- his stories always creep me out a bit though.. :)

good challenge idea- +1

Kelli

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06/06/2012 11:03:15 AM · #3

Excellent writer. I hadn't heard he died.

Venser

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06/06/2012 11:07:19 AM · #4

I'm sure it will be a bunch of entries of burning books, but I'm all for the idea, I could really pare down my library right about now. Wife aggro is exceedingly high in this area.

CS

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06/06/2012 11:10:33 AM · #5

Wow, I didn't he died. One of my favorites.

markwiley

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06/06/2012 11:12:40 AM · #6

Expert editing?

sfalice

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06/06/2012 11:18:36 AM · #7

Oh, no. One of the last of the early great ones.
Ray Bradbury will be missed, but will always be remembered for his trove of stories.

Tiny

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06/06/2012 11:29:41 AM · #8

all for this challenge please.

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06/06/2012 11:31:37 AM · #9

I was going to recommend exactly the same.

vawendy

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06/06/2012 11:39:29 AM · #10

oh... I hadn't heard. :(

PennyStreet

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06/06/2012 11:44:14 AM · #11

Take Me Home in the New Yorker Magazine sci-fi edition last week. I hope you can read it.

Mike

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06/06/2012 11:44:53 AM · #12

Originally posted by markwiley:

Expert editing?

why?

are you suggesting that actual thought go into matching an editing style with a challenge topic?

posthumous

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06/06/2012 12:01:31 PM · #13

an early hero of mine. R.I.P.

and yes, great challenge topic.

06/06/2012 12:15:24 PM · #14

I just read Something Wicked This Way Comes a month or two ago while working down the NPR top 100 Sci-Fi books list. Delightfully creepy. His short stories also got me through many days as an exchange student in Germany.

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robs

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06/06/2012 12:24:46 PM · #15

Too bad.... outstanding writer. I have always loved the idea that a fireman should START fires... just seems so logical :-)

06/06/2012 12:27:29 PM · #16

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Something Wicked This Way Comes is one of my favourites and holds a special place in my heart as my elder brother bought it for me on my 13th or 14th birthday. I still have that copy, quite battered and dog-eared and the beautifully creepy cover held on with an elastic band. My brother had written 'Beware The Autumn People' on the front page. When i think of Bradbury, that book and those words come to mind first of all. I spent much of my teens reading his main novels and short stories and then had a bit of a gap for 20 years or so. Then, a few years ago i had the urge to read him again and declared that month of October, 'Bradbury Month,' and worked my way through a lot of his short stories and found them all still wonderful. I was particularly taken with what a beautiful writer he is. When i was a teen it was the ideas that grabbed me but now it's as much the fantastically well written prose.

06/06/2012 12:34:41 PM · #17

Originally posted by markwiley:

Expert editing?

Don't mind really. Expert would be good. It kind of makes sense, i can imagine wonderful versions of The Fog Horn or The Sound Of Thunder in Expert but i'd be happy with Advanced.

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06/06/2012 12:50:40 PM · #18

Great Obit in LA Times...Ray Bradbury

karmat

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06/06/2012 01:40:49 PM · #19

One of my favorite authors. "The Illustrated Man" is one of the few books that I can read over and over again. Loved those short stories.

06/06/2012 02:34:02 PM · #20

Originally posted by karmat:

One of my favorite authors. "The Illustrated Man" is one of the few books that I can read over and over again. Loved those short stories.

I'm headed to the library at lunch to try to find it. :) It's minorly annoying that you cannot find electronic versions of his books. At least not on Kindle. The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit is one of my favorite short stories even though it has nothing to do with science fiction or fantasy. It's just a quiet story that makes me smile and feel warm with potential.

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06/06/2012 02:44:59 PM · #21

Yes, i've noticed the lack of his books on Kindle or other digital platforms. I think he was quite against it so that may be the reason.

For his short stories i highly recommend this handsome hardback which has 100 of his earlier, pre 1980, tales. All the greats are in it. On my bookshelf it sits next to Poe, Nabokov and Kafka collections and i think he holds his own against those great writers.

Alex_Petrini

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06/06/2012 02:49:38 PM · #22

As a science fiction lover and since Bradbury was one of the most important authors, we MUST have this challenge. So sorry to hear he left us, I read many of his novels/tales :(

blindjustice

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06/06/2012 03:28:03 PM · #23

It would have been easy to shoot for this challenge in 30's Germany. Maybe not so difficult now...

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posthumous

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06/06/2012 03:47:47 PM · #24

"All Summer In A Day" that story says it all.