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Summary: How could I not give my favorite book five stars?
Review: The best book ever. Granted, that's only an opinion, yet I would not just say that about any book. What I enjoy so much about this book is great portrayal of the common battle of good vs. evil. That's an old story, but this book is that storyline in its purest form. Additionally, the imagery is amazing. True, it can seem purple at times, but I still enjoyed it immensely. It really keeps everything interesting. Just wait until you get to the "smiling bullet." Oh yeah, and don't forget to rent the movie, the SCARIEST DISNEY MOVIE EVER.
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Summary: Just Nearly 5 Stars
Review: Something Wicked This Way Comes is an interesting and highly entertaining melding of fantasy and horror. The book is not exactly fast-paced, but it is a smooth and pretty quick read, and quite suspenseful (a trio Bradbury usually manages to evoke.) Bradbury has a very unique style. He has been called a "prose poet" and that is a highly accurate description. Though he is writing literary fiction here, it is almost as if you're reading poetry at times. He uses metaphor often and it is quite effective. The only problem with this is that the dialoge at times, though beautiful, can see a bit unrealistic. Alas. The book is a great read. The fascinating portrayal of evil and self-responsibility is all the more effective due to the two protoganists being teenagers. The relationship between one of the boys (Will) and his Father is very touching as well. Just a well-written book. Recommended.
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Summary: A Warm Yet Terrifying Masterpiece
Review: I first read this when I was 13. Fortunately, I had not seen the mediocre sanitized Disney production of this, so I did not have any tainted preconceptions. This is a true Ray Bradbury masterpiece - full of all the power of his infectious sense of nostalgia, his warmth, and his terrifying and yet wondrous imagination.
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Summary: Where Did The Story Go?
Review: Ray Bradbury is a good author but this book can be really really slow at times, it took me three weeks to get thorugh it. sometimes you think, "well lets see which one is Jim and which one is Will, and who is this Mr. Dark guy anyway?" even though this book was slow it was good towards the end, read this book if you want a book that shows the power of emotions and how they can overcome evil.
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Summary: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Review: My name is Heather and I read the story "Something Wicked This Way Comes." If you like to read about the exciting and unreal then you will absolutly love this book. I enjoyed how descriptive and how in detailed Bradbury was in this book. Although I really loved the book so far I think What I liked most about it, or atleast cought my eye at first was the saying on the cover:By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes. When I read that phrase I knew I had to read this book. If you like to believe in the idea be careful what you wish for and think sometimes things are the way they seem then again this is the perfect story for you. This was an intense story that really you could say addicts you to reading. I could not put it down.I hope the rest of the book is as good as the first 22 chapters. The begining is a little confusing but once you start getting into it it all makes sense. I hope you will read this book and enjoy it. Thanx
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Summary: A Classic
Review: The beauty of reading this classic and many other earlier great sci-fi/horror novels is the ability of author to clearly convey a compelling and fascinating story by using brevity. Unlike today's mega author's who feel the need to prove their prowess by writing 1,000 page tomes, or stories with trilogies ( with amusingly more than three books), the early pioneers could tell a story using a third of the words but with three times the impact. If you've ever read a Stephen King book (and I enjoy King) then read this book, You'll be amazed at how much Stephen King owes to Bradbury. Take a step back and enjoy the writing, not just the story. You almost feel like you are reading a long poem. There are many excellent horror and sci-fi writers today, but it's refreshing to go back and read this Bradbury classic and remind oneself why he is considered to be one of the masters. Read and enjoy.
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Summary: Essential for every horror library
Review: Or should we scratch out that "horror"? "Something wicked" is, by all means, Bradbury's best. It has an authentic way of describing the feelings of children, and the horror lies in that surreal point of view. A glamorous and terrorizing carnival arrives in town and steals the lives of people, with its secrets visible only to the unfettered eye of children. In my opinion, S.King was inspired much by this book when writing his masterpiece "It". Recommended for everybody, double recommended for people who are looking for serious horror, albeit in a fairy-tale clothing.
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Summary: Not a great work
Review: Two boys, a small town and an evil carnival. Sounds campy, but it's actually a good story, problem is, this is not a good book. Bradbury can invoke your childhood wonder of life and the brashness of youth and in that way it's a very good book. You can feel the fear of the boys of Mr. Dark, but you also feel thier wonder of him and his show, makes you really feel for the characters. The problem with this book is the semi-philosophical ranting, it was just irating to read, and he keeps doing it all though the novel. I can take it if it happens once or twice, but the thing is just littered with it. It breaks the momentum of the book, something happens, something else is about to, but first you have to push though three pages of these conjectures. That's the other problem with this book, the building of suspense is just that he talks about something else for awhile. Something is about to happen, and then he'll flash to a childhood memory, or moralize about society, or whatever...arghhhhh. I don't recommend this book.
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Summary: I was never a fan of Bradbury as a child.
Review: I just did not appreciate his style of writing. That has certainly changed. I have passed this book on to my 10 year old daughter and she loves it. I can certainly see how Ray Bradbury has influenced many of todays best writers.
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Summary: A 'WICKED' GOOD READ!
Review: Ray Bradbury is one of the masters of modern literature. However, I have only encountered his excellent prose twice: in the superb science fiction thriller FAHRENHEIT 451 (a must read) and here in the pages of SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. After these entertaining reads, I need to familiarize myself with more of his work.As for the book, Something Wicked is a story that every child (especially young boys) can relate to. It's the story of friendship and indeed best friends, the story of an evil carnival that gives people what they desire...but at what price, and the bond between fathers and sons. Truly the monsters in this book practically leap off of the page - the dust witch really creeped me out. The tattooed Mr. Dark is an evil classic and the confrontation between him and the main characters in the depths of the library is a page-burner (and made me remember the creepy feeling I used to get in librarys). If you are not familiar with this story...READ IT NOW! And, where this story cries out to the joys of youth and childhood, I feel I should also recommend BOY'S LIFE by Robert R. McCammon which in many ways is a reflection on this story...the two would definately make excellent book ends.
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