| Dandelion Wine (Grand Master Editions) | 
 enlarge | Author: Ray Bradbury
Publisher: Spectra
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  262 reviews
Sales Rank: 163898
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 True Winner: Dandelion Wine Shines All the Way Through June 27, 1997
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Filled with gorgeous, lyrical language, Dandelion Wine revealsthe stories of the inhabitants of Green Town, Illinois, in thememorable summer of 1928. Each story within the novel is poignant, each with a theme of what it means to live and die, what it means to grow old, to be young. Douglas Spaulding and his younger brother Tom give us the chance to discover through their eyes how the littlest things can be so pertubing---such as the 'erasing' of an old woman's youth, and the death of an elderly man . What a novel is this that can provoke such feelings!
moments under the glass June 27, 1997
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is my absolute favorite book of all time. Every time Iopen this book, it touches me in a new way. Maybe it's because I grewup near Waukegan, the real life town. Maybe it's because as I was growing up I knew to stop and look at things and freeze them in my memory. And that is what Ray Bradbury has done in Dandelion Wine. The moments of his summer are frozen in a magical, poetic and engaging way. Each story presents a scene --a moment that will be remembered forever for one reason or another. And there is plenty to take from this book. Again each scene touches the heart and gently places something there. I cannot recommend this book to enough people. If you read it in school (perhaps forced upon you as most people in my high school came in contact with Dandelion Wine), return to it later after you have lost the innocence and need a bittersweet reminder of what is really important. Just read the book with patience-- not expecting a thrilling plot, but expecting to be submerged into a world where you have just turned 12 or so... and watch that summer be recreated in your memory.
This book is full of metaphor of life April 9, 1997
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Each episode implies something significant. It is not only about old good days or innocent age. I noticed that after I read it the 2nd time. Since then I have repeatedly read that book. It may seem somewhat boring or slow to someone who is looking for an excitement since this book is categolized in science fiction because of the author. But read it twice, and you will find the real enjoyment, awe, and thankfulness to your life between lines.This is a kind of bible for my life
Excellent Read March 3, 1997
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a long time fan of Mr. Bradbury's works, I found Dandelion Wine to be both refreshing, and nostalgic. A work that lets you see the world of the late 1920's through the eyes of a child
The snap of an invisible spider web on a summer morning... January 28, 1997
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bradbury's magical evocation of the summer of 1928 that wasnot but should have been, Dandelion Wine is the story ofa young man coming to grips with mortality. The prose borders on poetry; the emotions range from sweet sentiment to gripping horror. Dandelion Wine has been criticized for "prettying up" an ugly coal town; Bradbury has said that he saw the coal -- he just saw it as dehydrated dinosaurs to which one should add a little dandelion wine, stir, and wait for the magic.
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