Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury (EPUB)

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A poignant and brilliant sequel to Dandelion Wine from the author of Fahrenheit 451In Green Town Illinois, Douglas Spaulding is in the midst of a small civil war with the old pitted against the young in this, the second book in Bradbury’s semi-fictionalised account of his childhood. As the school board’s figure of authority Mr Calvin C. Quartermain attempts to outwit the boys at every turn, their antics increase and become ever more daring and mischevious. Once the shadow of winter draws across Green Town, the boys quickly realise that their enemy is not so much the senior members of their own community, but rather time itself which is ever ebbing away, just beyond the reach of their most daring trick yet: a bold attempt to sabotage the town’s clock.

User’s Reviews

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⭐I bought this book because I am a Bradbury fan, have read Dandelion Wine several times, and did not even know about this continuation of the stories from Dandelion Wine.Farewell Summer is structured very much like the earlier Dandelion Wine, working as both a short novel and a collection of short stories. The writing style is similar: descriptions that are fun word play, characters with unusual depth and wisdom, and the emotion of life passing.This novel lacks the emotional complexity and depth of Dandelion Wine and many of Bradbury’s earlier novels, and is much shorter as well, which is why I gave it four stars instead of five.

⭐This book was too strange for me, not what I expected from Bradbury. Because of that I did not go on to his other books listed at the end of this book.

⭐Learning from our elders. I’m saddened by the thought that our children and grandchildren won’t have the same experience: getting to know and learn from the old people in the neighborhood, exploring where we live and who we share the block around us with. I learned about life and death from the old people who lived close to my house. It was an invaluable experience, one I will be forever grateful for. Enjoy Farewell Summer—it is a masterpiece, as are all of Bradbury’s works.

⭐I enjoyed this read but not as much as the other two. Still had the great stylings that one would expect from RB. Story was not as vivid though. The ending was not as good as the other two, and maybe I missed it but no real mention of The Lonely one which I was hoping for. I’m glad I read it to finish the series. I’m also glad it was it’s own book. I think it would have left Dandelion Wine with the same review and I really enjoyed DW.

⭐I am not happy with the large size. I bought it for travel but it’s bigger than normal paperbacks. Doesn’t feel good in hand. It doesn’t match the size of the previous books in this storyline. Annoying.

⭐I believe I remember that this book was published posthumously. This, for me, is a good thing. Because if I had read this back when I was racing through Bradbury’s works at the ages of 11-12 or so, I couldn’t have appreciated it.This book, like others if Bradbury’s works, is more of a “tone poem” than novel. (I bet I used that phrase incorrectly.). It’s definitely not sci-fi, and I wouldn’t tag it as “young adult”, either. I’d recommend it for people in their 50’s and up. Readers who have a broad enough collection of life experiences to really appreciate it.My mother passed away a couple of weeks ago at the age of 95. She was a Sci fi fan and probably was the one who suggested Bradbury’s books to me in the first place. It would have resonated deeply within her.The book is located in the small town that features in many of Bradbury’s works. It’s told from the viewpoints of a preteen boy and his grandfather.It’s beautiful and perhaps my favorite of everything he’s written.

⭐First, let me say that Ray was the reason I became a writer. He said I was one and encouraged me to do it. Who was I to say no? I’ve read everything he’s ever written, or so I thought. Somehow, Farewell Summer had escaped me. Bradbury’s style is so literary and haunting and introspective and profound and Dandelion Wine so evoked the pubescent angst I felt as a youth that he became my hero. In my travels through Bradbury’s books, I’ve been to Mars, crossed time and space, gone back to the age of dinosaurs and experienced every form of fantasy, fright and freakishness there is. I sat and listened to the illustrated man and fought for goodness against Mr. Dark when something wicked this way came. So, when I stumbled across this book I dove into it with the same zeal as any Bradbury book. I found the same prose, yet it seemed somewhat forced. I found the characters I loved, though they seemed a bit contrived. I wanted so bad to love this book as much as every other Bradbury volume. But the story was too choppy, the dialog too cryptic and the need to draw a dramatic conclusion based on the vague and obvious comparison between age and youth left me scratching my head. As hard as it for me to say it, I admit this Bradbury tale left me flat. Considering every other thing this great author wrote left me exalted and inspired… that’s not a bad record.

⭐Bradbury’s stories were irresistible as a teenager because at that age life was still a mystery with new discoveries almost daily and the future was unfolding before me like Route 66. Now, well into my seventh decade and long after I first read Dandelion Wine, this book gave me the feeling of being on the outside looking in at where I would prefer to be. Bradbury’ s work is the stuff dreams are made of, today’s world is the stuff nightmares are made of.For in much wisdom is much grief and he that increases knowledge increases sorrow.

⭐In years gone by Bradbury would have seen all this through the kids’ eyes. In his 80s it’s more obviously a sentimental reminiscence, slightly wallowing in that halcyon glow the way Spielberg’s kids’ movies do. But still, it’s Bradbury, and even a mediocre Bradbury beats most authors on their best day.

⭐He’s a magician with words, taking you to times and places so easily that you could really be there. His imagination is so incredible that it makes it very difficult to put the book, in fact any of his books, down.

⭐A sequel to Dandelion Wine but different: darker, capturing the mischief and imagination of the young boys and the relationships with the elders of the town. Bradbury is an artist with prose that captivates and thrills. Simply wonderful

⭐Good, but not as good as its predecessor, ‘Dandelion Wine’. worth a rerad though at this price.

⭐This is a sequel to”Dandelion Wine”, but in my view not so enjoyable. Somehow, the Bradbury magic was missing, the storyline was a bit restricted and the author’s use of words lacked his usual sparkle.

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