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May. 11th, 2005 04:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eorI just finished reading Ray Bradbury's "October Country", a collection of short stories. The collection is old works, 1943-1955, from Bradury's spooky side. Horror is not usually my thing but Bradbury tells spooky stories with a style that makes them approachable, at times even delightful. His plot lines are pretty straightforward, but it's the telling that makes them what they are.
I was quite surprised by the language used in some of the descriptions. I don't recall Bradbury ever using an unnecessary bit of profanity. In fact, profanity is hard to find in his works. But he was amazingly frank in some of his description considering the time period. He doesn't write gratuitously about sex or body parts, but if it's part of the story he doesn't shy away from it either.
Overall, this is a book for adults, but it contains some stories that have themes suitable to kids, "Uncle Einar" and "Homecoming" in particular.
It's a fun little jaunt. It's not going to change your life and it probably won't broaden your horizons any, but it's a fun read.
I was quite surprised by the language used in some of the descriptions. I don't recall Bradbury ever using an unnecessary bit of profanity. In fact, profanity is hard to find in his works. But he was amazingly frank in some of his description considering the time period. He doesn't write gratuitously about sex or body parts, but if it's part of the story he doesn't shy away from it either.
Overall, this is a book for adults, but it contains some stories that have themes suitable to kids, "Uncle Einar" and "Homecoming" in particular.
It's a fun little jaunt. It's not going to change your life and it probably won't broaden your horizons any, but it's a fun read.
