Member Reviews

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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 5 stars

  “What can I say about Ray Bradbury? Every page speaks that he is a master of his art. I have loved every book I've ever read by him, so it was hard to choose which one to place on my Top 10 list, though I was certain I wanted him represented there. I chose this one, because of its wonderfully nostalgic and delicate fantasy. Fahrenheit 451 carries the weight of an important and necessary warning, but this book is love for childhood lost, carefully gathered and bottled like its titular, transient dandelions, until it matures into something altogether strange and beautiful.”

  Etola wrote this review Saturday, September 29 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 5 stars

  “I just picked this book up again after several years and read the first chapter to my kids. I got the same chills I got from the first reading. There is something so ... manipulatively nostalgic about this book. Even if you AND your parents are too young to have seen even the tail end of the 1920s.”

  Samah wrote this review Sunday, March 4 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 5 stars

  “"It was a quiet morning, the town covered over with darkness and at ease in bed."
  When I had the chance to meet Ray Bradbury about 10 years ago, this is the book I brought along for him to sign Actually it was an an old beat up copy from high school). I have loved the writing here since I was too young to recognize how wonderful it really is, poetic and wise about how quickly the life and people we love pass away. I see now that he has released a sequal, so it's probably time to revist Douglas Spaulding and his wonderful sneakers. ”

  sthurner wrote this review Friday, December 8 2006. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “This book is about Bradbury's childhood memories. Good, but kind of boring.”

  Chaz R wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “This is the only Bradbury I like. I read it a long time ago, but I remember really enjoying it. Could have been the teacher. Go Miss B”

  Alizabeth S wrote this review Sunday, August 17 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “My favorite book ever. It's simple and beautifully written. I've read it numerous times and am thinking it's time to read it again. First time was in a Masterpieces of American Lit class in 1967.”

  Jean F wrote this review Friday, June 20 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “I read this book every time the weather gets warm and it reminds me of my fondest summer memories. It is soothing to the soul.”

  Kate A wrote this review Tuesday, June 3 2008. ( reply | permalink )