Quicker than the Eye

by Ray Bradbury | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
ISBN: 0380789590 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingperryfranwing of Elk Grove, California USA on 7/23/2014
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Journal Entry 1 by wingperryfranwing from Elk Grove, California USA on Wednesday, July 23, 2014
I read this a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. See this JE. This is an extra copy for release.


From Publishers Weekly:

From the sentimental to the spooky, this grab bag of 21 recent tales from the seemingly ageless imagination of Bradbury whimsically explores themes of love, nostalgia, magic, literature and mortality. In his first collection since The Toynbee Connector (1988), Bradbury, who's 76, displays a particular fascination with evading the strictures of time through science, history, literature, the supernatural or simple reminiscence. The realistic "The Other Highway" describes a family's drive down an old, unused highway to an almost forgotten world. "At the End of the Ninth Year" develops the idea that the human body fully remakes itself at the molecular level every nine years. In "Last Rites," an inventor uses his time machine to reassure his literary heroes?Melville, Poe, Wilde?on their deathbeds that they will be cherished by future generations. Ghost stories like "That Woman on the Lawn," "Another Fine Mess" and "The Witch Door" transport characters across lifetimes or centuries, while "Dorian in Excelsus," a creepy homage to Wilde, blends the supernatural with the fitness craze. Some of these pieces wax maudlin, but Bradbury stirs in a healthy measure of wit with his wide-eyed wonder. Fans won't be disappointed with this hopeful, introspective, addition to his oeuvre.

Journal Entry 2 by wingperryfranwing at Happy Halloween!, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, October 29, 2014

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Happy Halloween RABCK to jennannej. Enjoy!


Journal Entry 3 by jennannej at Coronado, California USA on Thursday, November 6, 2014
Woo hoo! So excited for a little Ray Bradbury. THANK YOU for the RABCK!

Journal Entry 4 by jennannej at Coronado, California USA on Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Overall I'm a Bradbury fan. However, this book didn't grab me from the start. The short stories were odd and seemingly pointless. Happily, towards the end were a few more coherent and charming stories that made the read worthwhile.

Journal Entry 5 by jennannej at LFL - Coronado Beach #28747 in Coronado, California USA on Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Released 8 yrs ago (9/29/2015 UTC) at LFL - Coronado Beach #28747 in Coronado, California USA

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A brand new LFL right at the beach! Ah-maze-ing!!!!

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