Incredibly Fanciful
Thoughts on The Bradbury Chronicles by Sam Weller
I must have been about halfway through The Bradbury Chronicles when I finally recognized, geez, this biographer really had his work cut out for him. Ray Bradbury famously embodied the imagination, playfulness, and eccentricity which made his work so successful. Sam Weller’s struggle to subdue his subject ultimately–and unintentionally–defines the final result.
He’s actually on pretty solid ground when it comes to Bradbury’s career. The book contains a ton of background on his most famous works, from individual short stories, to novels, and even collections like R is for Rocket.
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