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For anyone who doesn’t, here’s what you absolutely must know about Ray Bradbury (http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=JS6LTGU9QHO&preview=article&linkid=2accd00f-42be-4d04-a269-e70c3a5fba5d&pdaffid=ZVFwBG5jk4Kvl9OaBJc5%2bg%3d%3d) May be rest in peace.
His short story collection R is for Rocket is highly recommended. Great stories inside, including Frost and Fire,
The dude who got me into reading, with Frost and Fire. I wrote him a letter once thanking him to his contribution to my life, and he wrote me back. A great guy! Plus he looks exactly like my dad.
My favorite Bradbury anecdote comes from William Gaines, publisher of EC comics (Tales From the Crypt, etc.) They "borrowed" one of Bradbury's stories without his knowledge or consent. Bradbury wrote them a very nice letter suggesting they forgot to mail him his royalty check. Afterwards, he helped EC adapt more of his works to the comic page. That is just a classy move. You'll be missed good sir. We should post our favorite Bradbury stories so fellow fans can find works they may have been unaware of. I would go with Dark Carnival or The Small Assassin.
This hits me pretty hard... Ray Bradbury was a genius, a visionary, he was the kind of writer that most writers only dream of being. My life was better for having read his work, and the world is a darker place today. Rest in Peace Mr. Bradbury
Great guy, I liked watching the Ray Bradbury Theater show I had collected on Laserdisk and the martian chronicles. Funny thing is, I thought he was already dead.
I might not have liked your longer books, Mr. Bradbury, but you were a damn fine author. You will be remembered by many people, me included. *salutes*
I met him once, when he came to give a talk at the town library. Great talk and incredibly nice guy. He signed a book for my mom that made her blush -- nothing offensive, just unexpectedly cheeky.
Even though it's a sad occasion, he has a life and a body of work that will be remembered and celebrated for a long time.
A terrible loss. He was one of pioneers of the genre and nerddom in general. I loved reading his books, i loved watching the TV show he hosted, this is really a sad day. But based on all the love, he will never be forgotten!!
What a great mind, a great man, and a great writer, he will be missed. I do believe it is about time for a rereading of Fahrenheit 451.
Wow. By strange coincidence, this morning, I started re-reading I Sing The Body Electric. I was first introduced to Bradbury by Something Wicked This Way Comes, which I saw in a drive-in when I was much younger and impressionable than I am now. Then I read The Veldt in high-school and have read The Autumn People to the point that it's nothing more than a loose collection of pages.
This sucks.
I think I know what Im going to be giving to my niece for her next birthday
(plays TAPS) All though you may have passed on Mr.Bradbury, You and your work will continue to live on in the hearts and minds of readers.
Well, I think my heart just broke a little bit. To say that Bradbury was a fantastic author is a gross understatement. His writing is some of my favorite, and I know that one of the things I remember most is when we read a few of his short stories in school. I can't remember the name of one, but it was incredibly creepy, about children being raised in this room called a Nursery, that was basically a simulator room...it was creepy, creepy stuff, and the fact that I can still remember the details of the story, even if the name is lost to me...
...I think I'm gonna go and give the Martian Chronicles another go. So long, Ray, and thanks for everything. Say hello to Clarisse for us.
That story you're thinking of is called "The Veldt" and I've taught it to high school freshmen, myself. Kids remember Bradbury's writing, and the best way to honor his memory is to keep teaching, reading, and giving these stories to young people.
That was it, thank you! I think I'm gonna go look it up and reread that, see if I can't find some of his other short stories.
I can't wait till my cousin gets old enough to read Bradbury. Then I can give him my copy of Fahrenheit 451 and the Martian Chronicles, and watch him enjoy them the way I did...
I think it should be changed to one of the "Greatest Authors Ever" Sci-Fi or otherwise. Mr. Bradbury's sci-fi books were better than most "regular" authors work. Rest in Peace and Thank You for the great stories.
Sad, but if you asked me last week if Bradbury was alive or dead, I probably would have said dead.
Pity that he despised modern technology and entertainment (when it was way better than today).
Goodbye, sir. You've given me a lifetime of entertainment and inspiration and for that, I could never thank you enough.
If I may paraphrase: "Someone Awesome That Way Goes."
I has a sad...haven't read any of his books in years, I'll have to dust a few off...
The girl from that video, have her washed and brought before me... nerdy and hot? Yes, please!
I read Something Wicked This Way Comes for the first time last year. Man that was refreshing. So weird, and creepy, and unique...
There have been a few of my favorite authors who have passed away in the last couple of years, but this one is hitting me hard. It shouldn't - Bradbury by all accounts lived a long, full life and contributed much. We're lucky to have what we do. Still, such a passing can't go unmentioned, or un-mourned. It's funny how someone you've never met can have such a profound influence on your life and how you see the world.
One of my favorite quotes from Fahrenheit 451: "We're going to meet a lot of lonely people in the next week and the next month and the next year. And when they ask us what we're doing, you can say, We're remembering."
We remember you, Ray.
It's hitting me hard, too, Bri. And it's hard to type when my laptop screen is so blurry.
"Death doesn't exist. It never did, it never will. But we've drawn so many pictures of it, so many years, trying to pin it down, comprehend it, we've got to thinking of it as an entity, strangely alive and greedy. All it is, however, is a stopped watch, a loss, an end, a darkness. Nothing." ― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
First Eduard Khil, and now Ray Bradbury. It's a sad week. I just finished watching Something Wicked This Way Comes not too long ago based on a recommendation too.
Vaya con Dios Mr. Bradbury. I got five of his books on my computer for the Kindle. Guess I know what I'm reading this week.
Nuts. I just reread The Martian Chronicles not long ago. He's always been one of my favorites.
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