Friday, August 31, 2012

Something Wicked This Way Comes

By Ray Bradbury

I've never read any of Bradbury's book before, but this one popped up as a book club read.  It took me the first half dozen chapters to slow down enough to savour the way it had been written, and once I settled into the poetic, hazy imagery, I really enjoyed it.

I know that a lot of other, more talented authors have said a lot about Ray Bradbury and his writings, so I'm not going to try and describe the story itself - except to mention that it was different to in-your-face gory horror that abounds today.  Poetic, imaginative and beautiful, I thought it was superb.