hymnsing: Ray’s own explanation of his being “chauffered” around was his witnessing a horrific traffic accident when he was fifteen, a traumatic episode that made him afraid to get behind the wheel and later led him to write the story, “The Crowd.” But I also know he’s always liked to drink, so perhaps the reason for his not driving is a bit of both. Cheers!
The Lake made Robert McCammon cry. It made me cry. It is quite possibly the emotionally powerful short story ever written–at least, considering how brief it was, it packs quite the punch.
damn jaba. i though Fahrenheit was lame. 1984 was sooooooooooooo much better. and clockwork orange.
most horrowshow my brothers…if you know what i’m saying.
I want to say that his literary genius was contingent on his ability to hang pictures, turn on a typewriter and blow up a giant Gozilla, but I’m afraid that I have to give it all up to those white shorts. Thank you, Ray, because scientists can lounge with cheese and beer! Yes they can!!
Bradbury may have been closer to the truth than he realizes. And I’d like him to know A.S.A.P. So, folks: Obtain photo of VICTORIA CRATER, MARS. Magnify 300/500%. Look into shadows beneath cliffs at left, not far down ROAD. Look for nearly round “BOULDER”. Look Left. See BLACK PIPE w/WHITE Patch leading from round Hole/cliffs? Appears to be connected to 2 FOUNTAINS. Crushed STAIRCASE? Left. Path above. 3rd FOUNT/CISTERN just down rd, plain/day: Hex shape, Dragons base. SEE? Wheels, More! Look!
sweet one of my fav authors ever,I love his stories,I mean from something wicked this way comes,martian chronicles,farenheit 451,dandlelion wine,etc. I love all those,thank goodness i got into him when I was a teen.
i would separate Shakespeare and bradbury from the rest. their writtings are more complete than the rest.
i mean , asimov is too sci fi and repetitive, to a point it gets boring. lovecraft is great, but just in his dark genre, for example.
No. He himself described it as more fantasy than SF. Because it has so many elements in common with mythology and the fact that unlike Fahrenheit 451 it could never concievebly happen.
a quote from Bradbury. he doesn’t consider himself or the M.Chronicles as sci-fi
“First of all, I don’t write science fiction. I’ve only done one science fiction book and that’s Fahrenheit 451, based on reality. Science fiction is a depiction of the real. Fantasy is a depiction of the unreal. So Martian Chronicles is not science fiction, it’s fantasy. It couldn’t happen, you see? That’s the reason it’s going to be around a long time—because it’s a Greek myth, and myths have staying power.”
May 31st, 2009 at 6:41 am
hymnsing: Ray’s own explanation of his being “chauffered” around was his witnessing a horrific traffic accident when he was fifteen, a traumatic episode that made him afraid to get behind the wheel and later led him to write the story, “The Crowd.” But I also know he’s always liked to drink, so perhaps the reason for his not driving is a bit of both. Cheers!
June 2nd, 2009 at 6:15 am
The Lake made Robert McCammon cry. It made me cry. It is quite possibly the emotionally powerful short story ever written–at least, considering how brief it was, it packs quite the punch.
June 4th, 2009 at 6:34 am
damn jaba. i though Fahrenheit was lame. 1984 was sooooooooooooo much better. and clockwork orange.
most horrowshow my brothers…if you know what i’m saying.
June 5th, 2009 at 11:10 am
what about the ‘illustrated man’? loads of sci-fi stories in that book. and what an awesome book it was too.
June 7th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
I want to say that his literary genius was contingent on his ability to hang pictures, turn on a typewriter and blow up a giant Gozilla, but I’m afraid that I have to give it all up to those white shorts. Thank you, Ray, because scientists can lounge with cheese and beer! Yes they can!!
June 9th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
when i read “the lake” i cried too. i love ray bradbury
June 9th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Yeah, that’s what I saw as well.
June 12th, 2009 at 2:20 am
nice shorts ray.
June 12th, 2009 at 10:31 am
I only see your mom blowing three black guys. Strange.
June 15th, 2009 at 10:43 am
Bradbury may have been closer to the truth than he realizes. And I’d like him to know A.S.A.P. So, folks: Obtain photo of VICTORIA CRATER, MARS. Magnify 300/500%. Look into shadows beneath cliffs at left, not far down ROAD. Look for nearly round “BOULDER”. Look Left. See BLACK PIPE w/WHITE Patch leading from round Hole/cliffs? Appears to be connected to 2 FOUNTAINS. Crushed STAIRCASE? Left. Path above. 3rd FOUNT/CISTERN just down rd, plain/day: Hex shape, Dragons base. SEE? Wheels, More! Look!
June 16th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
sweet one of my fav authors ever,I love his stories,I mean from something wicked this way comes,martian chronicles,farenheit 451,dandlelion wine,etc. I love all those,thank goodness i got into him when I was a teen.
June 18th, 2009 at 7:58 am
THIS MAN, HE DESERVES RESPECT.
June 20th, 2009 at 6:24 am
i would separate Shakespeare and bradbury from the rest. their writtings are more complete than the rest.
i mean , asimov is too sci fi and repetitive, to a point it gets boring. lovecraft is great, but just in his dark genre, for example.
June 21st, 2009 at 3:58 am
No. He himself described it as more fantasy than SF. Because it has so many elements in common with mythology and the fact that unlike Fahrenheit 451 it could never concievebly happen.
June 21st, 2009 at 11:10 am
Haha Okay asshole
June 24th, 2009 at 11:35 am
a quote from Bradbury. he doesn’t consider himself or the M.Chronicles as sci-fi
“First of all, I don’t write science fiction. I’ve only done one science fiction book and that’s Fahrenheit 451, based on reality. Science fiction is a depiction of the real. Fantasy is a depiction of the unreal. So Martian Chronicles is not science fiction, it’s fantasy. It couldn’t happen, you see? That’s the reason it’s going to be around a long time—because it’s a Greek myth, and myths have staying power.”
June 26th, 2009 at 3:35 am
this man is amazing.
up there with Shakespeare, Dickens, Steinbeck, Isaac Asimov and H.P Lovecraft.
much respect.
June 27th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Maybe.
Until then, shut the fuck up.
June 29th, 2009 at 3:49 am
My favorite writer of all-time.
July 2nd, 2009 at 7:26 am
National treasure he is.
July 5th, 2009 at 3:55 am
oh i got that from an interview and that was his response to a question i was wondering about that. martian chronicles is my favorite book ever
July 5th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
so i guess the martian chronicles is not sci fi…
July 9th, 2009 at 2:24 am
he only wrote one sci fi, fahrenheit 451, he writes about people
July 11th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
One of science fiction’s all-time greats.
July 14th, 2009 at 1:40 am
a legend and a great person