Bradbury writes cacaphonously and "deliciously," as Sean notes below me. He may describe a person's smile as minty, for example. This unexpected use of adjectives keeps the reader on their toes. I agree; sometimes the emotional scenes are corny, but they're also abrupt. The suspense is GOOD too. I mean, the scary parts are scary, and for a book written for children, that's impressive. There...
more Bradbury writes cacaphonously and "deliciously," as Sean notes below me. He may describe a person's smile as minty, for example. This unexpected use of adjectives keeps the reader on their toes. I agree; sometimes the emotional scenes are corny, but they're also abrupt. The suspense is GOOD too. I mean, the scary parts are scary, and for a book written for children, that's impressive. There are some quotes I want to write down, too, such as Charles Halloway's description of the Carnival as "feeding on people's negative selves" and his depiction of autumn people. A lot of insights are true to life, you just never heard it said that way before. Conservative religion isn't ignored; rather, a person's ability to be scared and despaired at wickedness and death and yet laugh in its face and thereby overcome it is exalted. This book doesn't demand too much from the human race; rather, it simplifies how we should go about life, in fear and in humor.
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