Ray Bradbury died this morning. He’s long been my favorite of the ‘giants’ of Sci-fi (cue the Simpsons’ quote now). His poetry and imagery were captivating in a way that set his writing apart. 91 years is a long life, so good for him.
My favorite has always been Something Wicked This Way Comes.
“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
RIP, Ray Bradbury
Aw, man! I’ll miss the crazy old coot he had become almost as much as I’ll miss the wonderful speaker, story-teller and bringer of wonder he used to be.
Thank you, Ray, for the stories, the personal time, and all the visions you gave to generations of us. R. I. P.
Ah, I liked some of his stuff and really liked his TV show.
Long expected but still a sad day. Bradbury was an amazing writer. He may have been somewhat limited in his scope and palette but within those he was untouched as the best in the field for a very long time. Nobody understood that f&sf could truly be modern literature until he came along.
My nine-year-old self thanks my father for bringing me Fahrenheit 451 and then Mr. Bradbury for decades of imagination.
One of my favorites.
Boy, they’re dropping like flies this year.
One of my favorites. Thanks Mr. Bradbury!
I had no idea he was still alive! :eek:
RIP, Ray.
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Nooo! I JUST re-read There Will Come Soft Rains last night… an apropo eulogy, I suppose, but he’ll live on longer than he probably ever thought.
Wow. A legend. I’ll step on a butterfly in his honor.
His works had a lasting impact on me; it’s a sad loss but he’ll live on in each one of his readers.
No way! He wasn’t supposed to die! He was told he wasn’t when he was a kid! Crap, now I don’t know what to believe anymore.
I’ve been sitting here trying to decide which is my favorite story. I think it’s “The Shore Line at Sunset”.
Shit
Too hard to choose. He has a lot of A+ works. Maybe he’s really just in the Veldt.
Of which, I’m playing that song right now. Next up, “We Will Become Silhouettes” by The Postal Service.
Just, whatever you do, do not rent the movie A Sound of Thunder. I’m surprised that movie alone didn’t kill him; or Ben Kingsley’s career.
“The Martian Chronicles” is still one of my favorites.
R.I.P. sir, well done.
RIP, Ray. We’re the Martians.