#NonFiction Ray Bradbury

• Author:  W.F. Nolan
  
• Title: Nolan on Bradbury (1920-2012)
  
• Published: 2013
  
• Genre:  non-fiction
  
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Finished: 06.01.2020
Genre: non-fiction
Rating: C
#ReadNonFictionYear

Conclusion:
Nolan warns the reader that many articles
on a single writer will contain a certain amount of
repetition. I enjoyed reading this book but gave it a
solid 3 score because I found the repetition irritating.

Nolan includes 8 stories by Bradbury in this book.
After taking the time to give us Nolan’s personal top 10
stories (see list) he does not include any of them in this book!

All in all….my interest is sparked.…I will read Bradbury
especially “The Martian Chronicles”
It is a series of stories about the people on Mars,
the coming of the earthmen and the loneliness and terror of space.

So I can say to Nolan “Mission Accomplished”.

Notes:

The best way to read a book that has been on your TBR for so long?
Read a reference book about the author first!

What is Bradbury’s mission?
Bradbury wants to show man his basic goodness, to dramatize his struggle up and away from this planet.

What does Bradbury write?
parables of the future
…imaginative literature of the very high order!

Why is science fiction so popular?
SF affords the writer the widest possible range
to write social commentary!! (GOOD THOUGHT)

What did I discover that I did not expect?
Bradbury wrote Children’s books: (classic)
(40 pg) Switch on the Dark (Just look at this wonderful cover!)
Bradbury wanted to teach his child
not to be afraid of the dark. I’m buying this one!

Trivia:
Bradbury ( great writer of SF…)
refused to drive a car or board a jet plane!

Trivia: Bradbury Top 10 stories:

Mars In Heaven
Dark Carnival
One Timeless Spring
Heavy-set
Homecoming
The Lake
I See You Never
The Veldt
The Pedestrian
There Will Come Soft Rains