With the passage of a great author that I idolized, I
decided to share the works this amazing and prolific master inspired me
with. RIP Ray, and thanks for all the
great stories.
Fahrenheit 451: You
wouldn’t think a book I had to do an 11th grade report on would become a
favorite. This was my first exposure to
Bradbury, and what an introduction. Even
more amazing is the fact he wrote this classic in only 9 days.
The Martian Chronicles:
Written in the 1950’s, a series of interwoven stories taking on
capitalism and racism in the form of a narrative involving Earth colonizers
destroying the Martian society still stands tall today. It remains an astounding piece of work.
Something Wicked This Way Comes: Good vs. evil in a nightmare of a
carnival. Shivers galore.
The Sound of Thunder:
The short story of a safari hunt in the prehistoric past. This is where ‘the butterfly effect’ was
born. Chilling to think how one small
change in history could have such far-reaching effects.
Zen in the Art of Writing:
Bradbury transmitted his enthusiastic joy for his art in this nonfiction
treatise on writing. It was a terrific
inspiration for me as I struggled to realize my own dream.
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