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RE: Ray Bradbury
June 7, 2012 at 2:26 am
At work today, cries of "Ray Bradbury's dead!" were heard, followed by "What?" and then "Oh no!"
I love my office.
And farewell to Mr. Bradbury -- I'll never forget Fahrenheit 451, even after the firemen come.
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RE: Ray Bradbury
June 7, 2012 at 3:12 am
One of my favourites was the 1980 TV series* "The Martian Chronicles", but Fahrenheit 451 was the best thing of his I read.
*Bradbury apparently hated it.
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RE: Ray Bradbury
June 7, 2012 at 6:28 am
That's how I discovered it too, except it was my mother's copy from her summer reading list from high school. I read it in 7th grade and I loved it. I read it again a few years ago and loved it more.
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RE: Ray Bradbury
June 7, 2012 at 12:13 pm
Ray Bradbury to me means 'The Martian Chronicles' both the TV Series and the book. And the fact that Mars seemed to have a breathable atmosphere and people could have 'live' communications with Earth with no delay didn't seem to matter at all, such was the richness and all enveloping nature of the story.
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RE: Ray Bradbury
June 7, 2012 at 12:20 pm
I began reading seriously around 4th grade. My first novel was Flowers in the Attic. Harry Potter didn't come out until I was nearly grown, but I have read all of them.
I read constantly from 4th grade until my first child was born and then my books got thinner and more... illustrated. I am finally getting back to a point where I don't have to make time to read, I just have time, and I'm loving it.