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Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :

I have a collection of his early writings. These classics include "The Illustrated Man" and "The Veldt."

I read the Veldt several times from Junior High through High School. It seemed to be a classic, bad child/bad parent story then. I reread it and must say, wow. It is the Holo-Suite story that was the basis for Star-Trek's Holo-Suite stories, and is still better than any of those.

There are so many pale imitations of what he first imagined, and what he got so right. It is a pleasure to read them all.

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

I second that "hurray"! Gorgeous writing.

Posted by CoriSCapnSkip (Member # 9153) on :

I am in on ANY hurray for Ray Bradbury! Please join us here http://raybradburyboard.com/eve to celebrate the man and his work!

Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :

I'd forgotten all about "The Veldt." I think I'll have to go check me out some Ray Bradbury from the library.

Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :

i'll give a couple hurray's for ray. i have The Illustrated Man and it is always good for a reread. any other suggestions?

Posted by Amanecer (Member # 4068) on :

I suggest almost any of his short writing collections. "R is for Rocket" I think is another one. There's more as well, but I can't think of them. Sometimes they have overlapping stories. I'm not a big fan of Bradbury's novels, but I LOVE his short stories. Just thinking about them makes me happy. [Big Grin]