Here’s an interesting story. Two men have taken it on themselves to find and warn people who seem to have subconscious death wishes — people who go about acting awful and reckless in ways likely to get themselves killed. They reason that these people often don’t know they need help, and that most people don’t… Read More Bradbury Daily: “Touched With Fire”
Not a great story to read during or after eating. Even I felt a little queasy reading the opening paragraph, and I’m not too easily affected by things that fall under the category of “squick.” Just a fair warning to anyone planning to read this one. In some ways this story feels a bit like… Read More Bradbury Daily: “The Man Upstairs”
I loved this story, though there was one part that really didn’t sit well with me. Mr. Harris’ wife asking him to tell her what’s bothering him with the words “Tell mama” made me very uncomfortable. That’s what I get for being a psych major. I suppose this really shouldn’t be the most unsettling thing… Read More Bradbury Daily: “Skeleton”
I know, I know, I missed a day again. To be fair I schedule the posts at night, and I work until pretty late Saturday nights, then have to drive home, and then fall asleep pretty soon after. Cut me some slack! Before I start the review I’d just like to note that Bradbury uses… Read More Bradbury Daily: “The Playground”
I have mixed feelings about this story. And they’re really quite hard to explain. Let me start by saying that I don’t dislike the story. Quite the opposite, really, and the more I think about it, the deeper it seems. There’s a lot to take from this story, depending on how you choose to interpret… Read More Bradbury Daily: “The Great Wide World Over There”
First off, allow me to apologize; I missed yesterday’s post. I actually thought I had one scheduled, and, well, as you can see, I was wrong on that count. But I’m back now so that’s a good thing! As soon as I started reading this story I was reminded of “The Curious Case of Benjamin… Read More Bradbury Daily: “Hail and Farewell”
This was a pretty boring story, and it frankly didn’t make a lot of sense to me. Like, I get what he was going for, it’s supposed to be symbolic of some kind of religious awakening and what not. But there was too much about it that just didn’t work. First off, it’s set in… Read More Bradbury Daily: “Powerhouse”
Bonus post! Bradbury isn’t the only thing I’ve been reading lately. In fact I just finished a book a couple of hours ago. Released last year, and then in paperback last month, it’s a collection of short stories by B. J. Novak (best known for his work on The Office) entitled One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories. … Read More One More Thing
An interesting story, and a nice return to space-based science fiction after the past bunch of stories. The premise is that a group of astronauts are going to the sun to collect a sample. It’s a novel idea, and one which, though I’m not sure it would work in reality, makes for a good story.… Read More Bradbury Daily: “The Golden Apples of the Sun”
I’m not really sure what to say about this one. It’s a little unclear what’s going on until the end, really, because the primary plot is obscured under the descriptions of women embroidering. That’s really the extent of the story, honestly. They’re doing their embroidery and having a conversation that’s quite vague until you get… Read More Bradbury Daily: “Embroidery”
13/31 