Ray Bradbury
Paperback | Pages: 239 pages Rating: 4.09 | 51083 Users | 4324 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Dandelion Wine |
| ISBN: | 0671037706 (ISBN13: 9780671037703) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Green Town |
| Characters: | Douglas Spaulding, Tom Spaulding |
| Setting: | Illinois,1928(United States) |
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The summer of '28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a summer of sorrows and marvels and gold-fuzzed bees. A magical, timeless summer in the life of a twelve-year-old boy named Douglas Spaulding—remembered forever by the incomparable Ray Bradbury. Woven into the novel are the following short stories: Illumination, Dandelion Wine, Summer in the Air, Season of Sitting, The Happiness Machine, The Night, The Lawns of Summer, Season of Disbelief, The Last--the Very Last, The Green Machine, The Trolley, Statues, The Window, The Swan, The Whole Town's Sleeping, Goodbye Grandma, The Tarot Witch, Hotter Than Summer, Dinner at Dawn, The Magical Kitchen, Green Wine for Dreaming.Describe Containing Books Dandelion Wine (Green Town)
| Title | : | Dandelion Wine (Green Town) |
| Author | : | Ray Bradbury |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 239 pages |
| Published | : | July 2000 by Earthlight (UK) (first published September 1957) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Classics. Science Fiction. Fantasy. Young Adult. Short Stories. Coming Of Age |
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Ratings: 4.09 From 51083 Users | 4324 ReviewsCriticism Containing Books Dandelion Wine (Green Town)
This book is a beloved classic dear to lots of people. Thus I have to give a warning before I say anything else. This time I am going to be that guy everybody hates. I did not like it. You may call me grumpy old man. I probably read it wrong, quite possible right to left bottom to top (English language edition). If you love the book stop here and proceed no further. Pay no attention to the incoherent ramblings of an old man. This would be me by the way:Usually I give a brief description of plot,If a day ever comes when the patisseries of the world draw back their prized pastries and sweets, and replace them with old and new copies of Dandelion Wine, I would be the first one, surely, to grab hold of the person next to me and aver in my most jubilant voice that Yes, I did see it coming. Nobody else but me in the whole wide world.Twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding snaps his finger before a slowly waking Green Town, and thus begins the summer of 1928. A summer of surprises, of mysteries, of
Lets get one thing clear Dandelion Wine is not science fiction, it is not exactly fantasy either, though there is some element of magic realism to it. So if you are a fan of Ray Bradburys sci-fi books like Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, or his fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes, and you are looking for more in that fantastical vein, Dandelion Wine may disappoint you. The best mental preparation is to forget about genre and just let Bradbury tell his story in that uniquely
Is it possible to catch magic in a bottle? Sunshine or the stars in the sky like captured fireflies? Maybe not, but Bradbury certainly captured a boys summer in a bottle and it was sweet as Dandelion Wine. There is something about Bradbury's style that makes me reminisce about my boyhood like no other writer has. Similar to what he did with Something Wicked this way Comes and The Halloween Tree, Bradbury pulls me into his story with his poetic, symbolically descriptive style in a way that does
Some people turn sad awfully young. No special reason, it seems, but they seem almost to be born that way. They bruise easier, tire faster, cry quicker, remember longer and, as I say, get sadder younger than anyone else in the world. I know, for Im one of them.A magical, timeless summer in the life of a twelve-year-old boy named Douglas Spaulding.Forewarning: this review might just be a series of fangirling comments with no real structure or order.Halfway between being a novel and a series of
"Dandelion Wine.... The words were summer on the tongue". We all love to travel, one way or another. That's why we read! To experience time; To experience new worlds; To experience...And sometimes, we find those peculiar time machines that take us to somewhere special. Let's say, a reminiscent of nostalgic childhood. That one is always special. My favorite in that category are To Kill a Mockingbird and Malgudi DaysNow I have Dandelion Wine... And It is different from all these books!In
Magic Realism - according to Wikipedia"Magical realism, magic realism, or marvelous realism is a genre of narrative fiction and, more broadly, art (literature, painting, film, theatre, etc.) that, while encompassing a range of subtly different concepts, expresses a primarily realistic view of the real world while also adding or revealing magical elements. It is sometimes called fabulism, in reference to the conventions of fables, myths, and allegory. "Magical realism", perhaps the most common
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