Ray Bradbury
Started by Sneakeater, Jun 06 2012 03:09 PM
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 03:14 PM
a great mind. will be missed.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 03:20 PM
And here I expected you to say he was a Stanislaw Lem rip-off.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 03:21 PM
I should note, if anyone cares, that I don't even read science fiction.
I just like that TV commercial.
I just like that TV commercial.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 03:34 PM
neither did i 
but i liked his thoughts on writing. and life.
but i liked his thoughts on writing. and life.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 03:57 PM
I really liked his work, but then, I've been a science fiction fan since I was 12. At the time he was sui generis - "soft" science fiction was an anomaly in the 1950s. (It became much more popular later - Ursula LeGuin and Octavia Butler are examples.) He was also a supple and atmospheric writer, something that's extremely unusual in sci-fi where most authors view their prose as delivery vans for their ideas.
Looking over his Wikipedia entries I'm struck by how remarkably successful he was. Novels, short stories (Bradbury was much more a short story writer than a novelist), film, TV, and stage adaptations. Ray didn't labor in obscurity. He was a star.
A fun fact - Ray Bradbury was a lifelong friend of Ray Harryhausen, the great stop motion animator. They met in high school.
Looking over his Wikipedia entries I'm struck by how remarkably successful he was. Novels, short stories (Bradbury was much more a short story writer than a novelist), film, TV, and stage adaptations. Ray didn't labor in obscurity. He was a star.
A fun fact - Ray Bradbury was a lifelong friend of Ray Harryhausen, the great stop motion animator. They met in high school.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 05:01 PM
I couldn't have said it better. I devoured his stuff in the 50s & 60s. Such a talent. Wasn't one of his stories responsible for the phrase "Butterfly Effect"? RIP.I really liked his work, but then, I've been a science fiction fan since I was 12. At the time he was sui generis - "soft" science fiction was an anomaly in the 1950s. (It became much more popular later - Ursula LeGuin and Octavia Butler are examples.) He was also a supple and atmospheric writer, something that's extremely unusual in sci-fi where most authors view their prose as delivery vans for their ideas.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 06:29 PM
He seemed to inspire people like Judith Merrill (The Year's Best SF) to cast a wide net in making selections. I see him and Vonnegut in another camp from scribes like Heinlein.I really liked his work, but then, I've been a science fiction fan since I was 12. At the time he was sui generis - "soft" science fiction was an anomaly in the 1950s. (It became much more popular later - Ursula LeGuin and Octavia Butler are examples.) He was also a supple and atmospheric writer, something that's extremely unusual in sci-fi where most authors view their prose as delivery vans for their ideas.
Someone is apparently planning a remake of Fahrenheit 451.
I'd give it all up, for just a little bit more.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 06:49 PM
RIP. The Martian Chronicles, wow.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 07:50 PM
He wrote the screenplay
and this minor classic
When you think of some of his short stories and novels--"Something Wicked..." comes to mind; he was far less of a SF writer and far more of idea writer. "The Pedestrian" anyone?
and this minor classic
When you think of some of his short stories and novels--"Something Wicked..." comes to mind; he was far less of a SF writer and far more of idea writer. "The Pedestrian" anyone?
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 07:53 PM
I assumed he was a prolific novelist, but not at all. I am surprised to say I don't think I've ever read him.
I went through a brief sci fi period in my youth: EE Doc Smith, Asimov, Michael Moorcock. It never really took hold.
I went through a brief sci fi period in my youth: EE Doc Smith, Asimov, Michael Moorcock. It never really took hold.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 07:59 PM
I think the only Bradbury I've ever read was that short piece in last week's New Yorker.I am surprised to say I don't think I've ever read him.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 10:20 PM
I loved his books. Pretty cool commercial too!
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 11:04 PM
I assumed he was a prolific novelist, but not at all. I am surprised to say I don't think I've ever read him.
I went through a brief sci fi period in my youth: EE Doc Smith, Asimov, Michael Moorcock. It never really took hold.
Not really like those SF and fantasy guys and not a very prolific novelist. Lots of short stories. The Chronicles and Illustrated Man were essentially a series of loosely connected short stories. Interesting and atmospheric. Fantastic but not fantasy. J.G. Ballard's; "The Drowned Giant" comes to mind for some reason. A little Cordwainer Smith and Peter Straub also, IMO. Although Bradbury was a pretty singular writer. Hard to pigeonhole or compare. Not the type you would find in Amazing, Analog or Galaxy ('60s pulps). He published a lot in Collier's back in the '50s.
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 12:54 AM
I recommend the 60s film adaptation of Fahrenheit 451
I never said that
