Dandelion Wine: A Novel (Grand Master Editions)
From one of the 20th century’s most beloved storytellers, a moving evocation of the wonder found on the cusp of adolescence and a powerful depiction of small town American life
“[Dandelion Wine] is Bradbury’s masterpiece, his fullest, most deeply felt and lyrical expression, touching on his usual themes of youth, old age and small-town life but stripped of their usual layer of sci-fi remove.”—Electric Literature
“[Ray] Bradbury is an authentic original.”—Time
The summer of 1928 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a summer of sorrows and marvels and gold-fuzzed bees. A magical, timeless summer in the life of a twelve-year-old boy named Douglas Spaulding—remembered forever in moving, interconnected vignettes, by the incomparable Ray Bradbury.
“[Dandelion Wine] is Bradbury’s masterpiece, his fullest, most deeply felt and lyrical expression, touching on his usual themes of youth, old age and small-town life but stripped of their usual layer of sci-fi remove.”—Electric Literature
“[Ray] Bradbury is an authentic original.”—Time
The summer of 1928 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a summer of sorrows and marvels and gold-fuzzed bees. A magical, timeless summer in the life of a twelve-year-old boy named Douglas Spaulding—remembered forever in moving, interconnected vignettes, by the incomparable Ray Bradbury.
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Community Reviews
About 10 years ago, I went through a Ray Bradbury discovery and devoured everything I could find by him. He is a great author. I've seen his appearances around Southern California advertised but I never seem to be able to go to them. I like his very approachable reading style and great, human stories.
Even though this isn’t your typical narrative, with a plot and story arc and climax and such, it is actually a great book for book clubs. It is kind of a collection of stories, or vignettes, and there are so many interesting themes to discuss, so many metaphors for life, and such beautifully crafted imagery that you don’t just read this book, you experience it. The nostalgia, the themes of life and appreciating the simple things, the innocence of youth and the wisdom of old age, the fear of change and loss and the security of love and home, will all give readers something to talk about.
I absolutely fell in love with this book! Ray Bradbury is master storyteller and he wrapped me up in his words and took me back to the summer of 1928, a time before I was born but a time I could imagine, thanks to his illustrative style.
If you only know Ray Bradbury through Fahrenheit 451, you should read this wonderful story about sumer, being being young, growing old and everything in between.
I can see rereading this again some summer in the future.
If you only know Ray Bradbury through Fahrenheit 451, you should read this wonderful story about sumer, being being young, growing old and everything in between.
I can see rereading this again some summer in the future.
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