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Summary: Fair
Review: I found the novel Dandelion Wine to act a link between adulthood and childhood. Bradbury easily allows the reader to travel back in time through his memories. Some of the memories are universal for young children, this is one of the reasons that most people who read this novel find it easy to relate. The content of the book was somewhat thrown everywhere, and this made it difficult to put together. Overall this is a faily good read. I feel that an older person would gain the most from a novel like this. As a college student I have yet to part with many of my childhood memories, I don't feel that I need a novel to bring me back to them. The final observation that came from this book is that after a point in childhood people begin to see that life is real, and that it will never be the same as it was when we were kids.
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Summary: This one's worth reading
Review: Bradbury does an excellent job of capturing the feeling of summer. People of all ages can relate to the smell of cut grass, the taste of ice-cream on a hot day, catching fireflies, picking berries, and all the other typical events of summer. The vivid images in the book brought me back to the carefree, enjoyable summer days of my childhood. Reading this book helped me to recall my experiences as a tweleve-year-old. Dandelion Wine touches on some important aspects of life such as growth and the reality of death. It was a good book, but at some parts it was difficult to remain interested. It would have been better if there was more organization and flow to the book. It was all over the place and that is what caused me to loose interest. Despite this weakness, overall it was worth reading.
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Summary: Not too bad
Review: Wondering into a world of imagination is always an exciting adventure, however when that world is not that far from your reach it loses some of its luster. This book is absolutely a brilliant piece of work, right down to the last detail about a new pair of tennis shoes, and how they feel. I think that the older reader will get a lot more out of reading the book. I own the book and will keep it for a long time. When I am older and have not bought a new pair of tennis shoes in some time because other more important things need to be purchased, I will open this book and I will be taken to a wonderful world that I have not been to in a while. But for right now all reading the book does is prevent me from discovering and enjoying my life as Doug did.
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Summary: The Tastes of Summer!!
Review: Granted Bradbury wrote a story people can relate to. A Decriptive journal/ log of a childhood summer. The taste, smell, and the sights of a normal summer are contained in this book. Brabury took Summer and jarred it up like preserves. He pulls the Summer out of the jar (his memory) at any time he likes. Bradbury even gave us a taste of the Dandelion Wine on a hot steamy, sunny day. From the minted taste of deviled ham sandwiches in the woods, on the trail to the smell of Ms. Brown's iodined finger it is very detalied, yet some what confusing because a lack of orgainization, but what do you expcet from a little boys journal in the summer he writing and his mind is on so many events occuring in front of him. (smile)
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Summary: Summertime Memories
Review: I thought Dandelion wine, by Ray Bradbury,was a pretty good book. It brough me back to my own childhood and it made me realize how innocent and carefree being a kid really was. I'm in colloege now and its nice to look back and remember the good times. Since I'm away from home little things like relating to books keeps me in touch with home. Thats what this book has done for me. Seeing how Douglas changed so much in just one summer makes me think of my own experiences growing up. Some people say that reading this book when you're older will affect you more but I think it's great for any age.
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Summary: Dandelion Wine
Review: I usually don't like to read books that I am assigned to read for class, but Dandelion Wine was a delightful trip down memory lane. The book made me think of the days when the only worry I had was what friend I was going to play with that day and what we were going to do and how I wish I could go back to those "easy" days. I didn't really take advantage of being a child. I think that I grew up a bit too fast and now a I realize that after reading Dandelion Wine. It's true what some people say, "You're only young once." You can never go back to the past and this, for sure, I realize now more than ever. I think that if I would have read this a few years ago I would have found it dull and boring, it's more for the young adult to adult group (ages 18+). Most definetly I would recommend this to any adult, in fact I would even read this again in the future.
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Summary: BIG TIMS REVIEW
Review: I thought the book was good for younger people because it has many stories that younger people can relate with because everyone goes through them in life. i like the stories about Doug's and Tom summer childhood stories, this made me think about when i was yonger and how i also love summer. there was no school in summer and you could always play outside and as a kid you were never bored you were always having fun and finding new adventures. in the story i think i can relate to or remember something similiar in my life, to just about everyone of the stories that Doug and Tom had. it seems that all younger kids do the same stuff during the summer and have the same memories about the summer. i definetly think this book is worth reading because while reading it, it make you bring back your childhood memories and you think of all the fun you had while you were younger, it makes you feel all warm and happy inside.
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Summary: Dandelion Wine
Review: I thought this book by Ray Bradbury was very well written. I especially like how Bradbury used description in his writing. It made the book come alive and kept me interested. There were some very confusing points that kept me from giving this book a better rating, but that is the only reason. The way he wrote some of the parts makes you wonder if he was often speaking of his own childhood and relaying it to you through this novel. It seems that he had a childhood much like any other kid. I found numerous situations that I was able to relate with and really get a sense of what the character was feeling. Overall, this book is a great read. If you want to try and bring back memories of your past summers, or get away from the horrible weather of Western New York this book is great for that.
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Summary: Lose of Innocence
Review: Childhood. It only happens once and lasts a few short years, or does it? People find ways to capture and relive those fond memories of years past. For most people it is in pictures, but authors, like Bradbury, make it so much easier. Reading about Bradbury's childhood in Dandelion Wine helped me remember those days of worriless bliss. It also reminded me of the time that innocent stage of childhood ended and manhood began.Bradbury's character Douglas Spalding lived the summer of a 12-year-old boy that is easy to relate too. The joy of summer vacation and the fearful gloom of school hovering above ready to strike is something that everyone can remember. This is the endless cycle that happens every year, until you grow up and start worrying. This change can occur at any time and for any reason. Bradbury started the chain of life questions and fear with death, and a very popular fear at that. For reasons like this I enjoyed the meaning behind Dandelion Wine. However, his sporadic stories and even stranger compilation made this book boring, confusing, and to be blunt, bad. Wine gets better with age, maybe when I grow beyond my freshman at college mentality I will better appreciate this window of joy Bradbury created.
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Summary: Brings you back to the past
Review: This book written by bradbury was one of his better books. I read fahrenheit 451 and i thought that book in inself was just plain terrible. This book is differnt, this is a book all people young and old can relate too. It brings you back to part of your life that you just might of forgot about as you grew so fast. All the talks about those summer days when you were a child growing up. Playing in the fields and all that jazz its just a smooth read from start to finish. I only put it down a couple of times. Overall it got a three in my book Smooth read it was just not a book that kept you on the edge of your seat like I personally like, but if want a book that is easy to read and will jar some memories of the past and bring up the pains and questions of growing up as a 12 year old this is the book for you.
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