How in the world did I not read this book until now?? Dandelion Wine was for many years a ritual read at the beginning of summer....a way of ensuring that I remembered to soak in all the magic the season. The kids and I have been listening to this book on our way to and from school and have been driving a little bit slower just to hear a few more words.
"[His] library was a fine dark place bricked with books, so anything could happen there and always did. All you had to do was pull a book from the shelf and open it and suddenly the darkness was not so dark anymore." quote from the book
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Ray Bradbury was one of my 'first' authors. I started picking up books of his out of my Mother's collection when I was about 8 or so. I didn't understand a lot of it, and some of it was scary to an 8 year old, but I still remember his stories for their mood and 'color' (if that's the right word). As I have grown older, and made that transition from precocius kid to balding middle aged man, I find new meaning in stories I have read a dozen times. He is, in my humble opinion, one of the great authors of the 20th Century.
>Bruce Albright, Denver
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