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Summary: Absolutely Gorgeous!!!!
Review: I first tried to read this book when I was around the suggested reading age (about 12 years old). Now that I'm 18 I finally tuly appreciated this masterpiece. Never before have I seen the true essence of Halloween captured on paper so perfectly. Life and death, night and day, Autumn and Summer, courage and friendship, Halloween and all it's components are presented to the reader in fantastic imagery that will transport you back to those Halloween nights that we miss so much. The nights when you could taste the magic in the air. Bradbury is an artist and these 145 pages are his canvas. If you are a true fan of Halloween or want to become one this book is for you.
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Summary: Yuck!
Review: I really thought I would like this one, but I really had to force myself to finish it. I loved _The Martian Chronicles_, _The Illsutrated Man_, and even _Dandelion Wine_ but I really hated this. It reads like a poetic history lesson for 3rd graders. There were no big surprises, no new ideas, just halloween investigated one culture at a time by kids.Read it if your under the age of 10 when it could still be captivating or if you have no idea about the history of halloween and enjoy stories with young kids as the main characters.
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Summary: I love this book!
Review: I will be twenty-five in two months, but this book brings the kid and adventure out in me everytime I read it -- which is every October. If you want to have a fun read and make your kids into readers, pick up this book!
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Summary: Superb! A masterpiece of young adult literature.
Review: I've known this book forwards and backwards since I was twelve, and I use this book in my literature classes around the month of October to spark the interest of my students. For those of you who know Bradbury's work, you will be amply satisfied with his brilliant storytelling and narrative about a group of young friends in search of true meaning of Halloween. This book never fails to amaze, and the look of astonishment on the faces of my students when they read the book is priceless. My caveat is this; the reading level of this book may be listed at 9-12, but the comprehension level is more middle-school to high school; however, I highly recommend this book to all ages. I have enjoyed this book for years, and I still enjoy it to this day.
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Summary: Superb! A masterpiece of young adult literature.
Review: I've known this book forwards and backwards since I was twelve, and I use this book in my literature classes around the month of October to spark the interest of my students. For those of you who know Bradbury's work, you will be amply satisfied with his brilliant storytelling and narrative about a group of young friends in search of true meaning of Halloween. This book never fails to amaze, and the look of astonishment on the faces of my students when they read the book is priceless. My caveat is this; the reading level of this book may be listed at 9-12, but the comprehension level is more middle-school to high school; however, I highly recommend this book to all ages. I have enjoyed this book for years, and I still enjoy it to this day.
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Summary: Not scary enough
Review: In one of his finest works, Ray Bradbury explores the origins of Halloween, the imaginative spirit of youth and the strength of friendship in his quick, breathlessly paced Halloween Tree. The story is simple: on Halloween night, eight trick or treaters set out with a dashingly grim Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud (who may or may not be the grim reaper himself) on a journey across time to learn the secrets of Halloween night, and more importantly to save the soul of their dear friend Pipkin, whom they saw snatched up in front of their eyes by a dark shadow of death and blustered away to who knows where. The boys learn about the strange origins of their favorite holiday, and at the great climax discover a courage and selfless love within themselves they never knew they possessed.
This book is at once a chilling supernatural tale, an interesting lesson in Halloween's beginnings, and a glorious exercise in elegant, soaring prose that is nearly poetry in its dark beauty. Moundshroud is a fascinating tour guide, and the boys are all eager listeners. With the exception of the skeleton boy Tom, none of the children are truly fleshed out characters, but that's perfectly fine for this story. Bradbury seems to want his readers to be Moundshroud's sole audience. Moundshroud leads us across a supernatural dreamscape paved with Bradbury's lush, descriptive words, and we should feel his glowing green eyes upon US. Bradbury knows this, and he delivers us a beautiful story, meant especially and solely for us, the readers. For anyone who loves Halloween, or appreciates a touch of magic in everyday life, this is a perfect book for both adults and children.
When asked whether their night was a trick or a treat, the boys answer 'both!' They are entirely right.
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Summary: Glowingly ghostly
Review: In one of his finest works, Ray Bradbury explores the origins of Halloween, the imaginative spirit of youth and the strength of friendship in his quick, breathlessly paced Halloween Tree. The story is simple: on Halloween night, eight trick or treaters set out with a dashingly grim Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud (who may or may not be the grim reaper himself) on a journey across time to learn the secrets of Halloween night, and more importantly to save the soul of their dear friend Pipkin, whom they saw snatched up in front of their eyes by a dark shadow of death and blustered away to who knows where. The boys learn about the strange origins of their favorite holiday, and at the great climax discover a courage and selfless love within themselves they never knew they possessed.
This book is at once a chilling supernatural tale, an interesting lesson in Halloween's beginnings, and a glorious exercise in elegant, soaring prose that is nearly poetry in its dark beauty. Moundshroud is a fascinating tour guide, and the boys are all eager listeners. With the exception of the skeleton boy Tom, none of the children are truly fleshed out characters, but that's perfectly fine for this story. Bradbury seems to want his readers to be Moundshroud's sole audience. Moundshroud leads us across a supernatural dreamscape paved with Bradbury's lush, descriptive words, and we should feel his glowing green eyes upon US. Bradbury knows this, and he delivers us a beautiful story, meant especially and solely for us, the readers. For anyone who loves Halloween, or appreciates a touch of magic in everyday life, this is a perfect book for both adults and children.
When asked whether their night was a trick or a treat, the boys answer 'both!' They are entirely right.
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Summary: Great for anybody!
Review: It's a rare occasion where I read a book twice. But ive never read a book a dozen times, except one. "The Halloween Tree" is a great read for anybody, and helps debunk all those morons who say that Halloween is evil.
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Summary: A spiced cider tradition
Review: Make no mistake- this is not a children's book. Nor is it an adult book. Rather, THE HALLOWEEN TREE is a book for everyone. The writing is simple and swift enough for a child, but complex and engaging for the adult. It's a Halloween tradition that everyone should instill on with their families... as nostalgic as spiced cider, apple bobbing or trick-or-treating on an October afternoon in the smoky pumpkin air.
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Summary: This is classic Bradbury!
Review: Mr. Ray Bradbury is a literary God. He has created another haunting classic that is a must read for Bradbury fans. It combines history, mythology, and science-fiction all in one to become one of his best novels!!
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