| Dandelion Wine (Grand Master Editions) | 
 enlarge | Author: Ray Bradbury
Publisher: Spectra
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  262 reviews
Sales Rank: 174889
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0553277537
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553277531
ASIN: 0553277537
Publication Date: April 1, 1985
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A wonderful, rich read February 22, 2008
The strength of this book, which keeps new generations of readers hailing it as a classic, is how it captures and portrays the spirit of the people, places and events of the residents of a fictional small town (adapted from Bradbury's hometown of Waukegen, Illnois) in the summer of 1928. Bradbury does an amazing job of painting the sights, smells, faces, landscape and people of this era. For those in Bradbury's generation, I'm sure this novel takes them back to the "good old days" of their youth--when the world was younger and simpler. For those of us who are younger (I was born in 1977), this novel gives us glimpses of a time long gone and helps us understand more fully the world of our grandparents. One thing to point out about this novel is that it does not follow the orthodox patterns of plot development. Bradbury has chosen to weave together a series of vignettes that, in the end, are tied together as parts of the whole. This can make for a bit more difficulty "getting into" the story but should not be seen as a weakness or shortcoming in the book--this was Bradbury's aim and is simply a matter of style. If you are already hooked on Bradbury, this book will give you more of what you love; if you are new to Bradbury, this is a great starting point on one of America's greatest writers. Highly recommened to all readers.
 LOVELY STORY December 18, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
What a lovely story this is, I wil not go into detail as I don't want to spoil it. Heartfelt characters, wonderful easy storyline to follow. Very well-written and there is an ease to the way it was written, it flows.
 Not my Cup of Tea December 8, 2007
Dendelion Wine is a fond, semi- biographical reminiscence of Ray Bradbury's youth in small town Illinois in the sumer of 1928. I can see why it's highly regarded- it is very well written, and evokes a definite sense of nostalgia and childhood wonder. But this type of book is not really my cup of tea, and I found it vey slow going.
Waukegan There I Come From October 23, 2007
"Waukegan There I come from" wrote Ray Bradbury, and this book, Dandelion Wine, describes my hometown. I read this book first when I was 17 years old on an airplane to Sweden, leaving Waukegan forever. I reread it when I was 26 and moving to Seattle, and again at 39. Each time I read this novel, magical realism more than science fiction, I find something enriching, something true to the time of life in which I found myself. And yet, this book talked to me of my own childhood, my specific hometown with its ravine, its murderers, Genessee street, the stifling hot summers, people that I knew, playing statues in my parents' front lawn and wanting to hold on to a picture of my best friend in her statue pose forever, which I captured on camera (being lucky enough to be born in an era where a ten-year-old could have a cheap camera). And then, seven years later, to read Ray via his alter-ego Douglas describing his wish to hold on to his best friend during a game of statues and I could relive that summer night, decades later than his, but so much the same. This book is pure poetry, one of the best novels I've ever read in the forty years I've been reading.
Dandelion Wine August 10, 2007
It was for my daughter. She likes to listen to books on tapes and CDs and read the book too. She was very happy with this item.
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