Title: Something Wicked This Way Comes Pdf A Novel
Author: Ray Bradbury
Published Date: 2017-10-24
Page: 352
Ray Bradbury (1920–2012) was the author of more than three dozen books, including Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, and Something Wicked This Way Comes, as well as hundreds of short stories. He wrote for the theater, cinema, and TV, including the screenplay for John Huston’s Moby Dick and the Emmy Award–winning teleplay The Halloween Tree, and adapted for television sixty-five of his stories for The Ray Bradbury Theater. He was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, and numerous other honors.
For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin. Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. The carnival rolls in sometime after midnight, ushering in Halloween a week early. A calliope’s shrill siren song beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. Two boys will discover the secret of its smoke, mazes, and mirrors; two friends who will soon know all too well the heavy cost of wishes…and the stuff of nightmares.
Few novels have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury’s unparalleled literary masterpiece Something Wicked This Way Comes. Scary and suspenseful, it is a timeless classic in the American canon.
Magic Magic This is the umpteenth time that I have read ‘Something Wicked this way Comes’. I love almost all of Bradbury’s books but this by far is my favorite. This was the first time that I have read it on one of my devices which did not take away from the story one spit. The first time I read this book I was 13 years old and it bowled me over. I have probably read again about every five years since then and each time it is a new and awesome experience. I had never ever read anything like it before when I was 13 years old. The only other book that I have read about youth that is near its equal is McCammon’s ‘Boy’s Life” and his prose doesn’t even come close to Bradbury though his story is a fun and deliciously well written story. But it is Bradbury’s prose that sets his book higher than any other. I know this is not every body’s cup of tea , his style of prose but for me it was a like a ride on a roller coaster the first time I read it. His prose was new, exciting and so startlingly different it took my breath away. He made me giddy with the power of words. I titled this review ‘Magic’. Because in my mind this is a book of Magic. In ancient times Words was associated with Magic. Words had power to create and to destroy. In some ways I believe that this is still true because Bradbury understood the power of words like no other Author I have ever read. He brought Magic to life in Something Wicked that literally vibrated with essence and depth. He made Magic Real. I am a professional oral storyteller and I have been telling stories to audiences for over 15 years. As an oral storyteller I paint on a different kind of canvas than the writer does and I am forced to use a distinctive flavor of descriptive language to draw my audience into my world. There is magic in what I do as well but nothing can compare to the Magic of Bradbury.Gary WhitakerWww.storymantales.comOn the surface this looks like your standard fantasy about the supernatural in a small ... On the surface this looks like your standard fantasy about the supernatural in a small town, but it goes deeper. Jim Nightshade and Will Halloway, two thirteen year old boys in a small, Illinois town are on the cusp of manhood, but strange events will propel them forward in unexpected ways. Will's father, Charles, thinks he's too old to father a young teenage boy, and supernatural danger will thrust his doubts front and center as he not only learns what a father really is, but learns what a man is along the way.Something Wicked This Way Comes as a fast paced yarn with some of life's deepest and most important questions woven tightly in. Follow Ray Bradbury into the heart of boyhood on the edge of manhood and relive your own youth; the innocence, the hope, and the fear.I love books with strong friendships This is what I'm learning about myself: I love books with strong friendships, especially when those friendships exist between/among children. Like, for example, To Kill A Mockingbird (Scout, Jem, and Dill)... and Dandelion Wine (Doug and Tom)... and Peace Like A River (Reuben, Swede, and Davy). Something Wicked This Way Comes, starring Jim Nightshade and Will Halloway, is no exception. The fact that the boys are basically complete opposites makes me love them more!Know what else I've found I enjoy? Books with strong mentors. Like, for example, To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus)... and Dandelion Wine (every single one of Doug's older, wiser relatives)... and Peace Like A River (Jeremiah). In Something Wicked This Way Comes, Charles Halloway plays this role. His guidance helps Jim and Will to grow, and their willingness to let him guide them is imperative to Charles' development as well.I think I could fairly easily write a ten-page essay about the complexities of Something Wicked -- the idea of good vs. evil, young vs. old, happy vs. sad, dark vs. light -- but I'm struggling to write a brief review. I love it too much to gloss over its depth and messages and awesomeness.But know this: I do love it. I love it so, so much.
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