Beyond Fahrenheit 451: 5 Other Ray Bradbury Books You Should Read
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If reading Fahrenheit 451 has whetted your appetite for Ray Bradbury, you are in luck. He began publishing stories in science fiction magazines as a teenager and wrote daily until shortly before his death at the age of 91. Over the course of his writing career he produced 30 books, 600 short stories, poems, essays, screenplays and plays.
It is hard to suggest just five books from his impressive bibliography. The books on this list each represent a type of writing from Bradbury’s prolific career.
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Dandelion Wine
In Bradbury’s most personal book, he combines the memories of his own childhood with fantasy. Set in the summer of 1928 in a small Illinois town, twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding awakens to the richness of life for the first time. He feels truly alive, exhilarated by the ordinary activities. As the summer progresses however, Doug begins to notice that change, loss and even death are as inevitable as the changing seasons.
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• Regular Print: Knopf
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Let’s All Kill Constance
Although better known for speculative fiction, Bradbury also tried his hand at the mystery genre. In this novel, a writer not unlike Bradbury himself, is drawn into an investigation after an aging movie star bursts into his house claiming she’s being threatened.
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The Martian Chronicles
Bradbury describes the colonization of Mars in a series of linked short stories. Along with Fahrenheit 451, this is considered one of Bradbury’s masterpieces.
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• Regular Print: Fortieth Anniversary Edition
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something
Wicked This Way Comes is considered horror fiction. It tells the story
of two young boys whose lives are changed after a sinister carnival
visits their town.
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The Stories of Ray Bradbury
Bradbury was a masterful short story writer. This volume contains 100 of Bradbury’s best stories including The Veldt, The Sound of Thunder and The Black Ferris, which provided the basis for Something Wicked This Way Comes.
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Join us in April as we discuss Fahrenheit 451 on Book Buzz: Toronto Public Library’s Online Bookclub.
2 thoughts on “Beyond Fahrenheit 451: 5 Other Ray Bradbury Books You Should Read”
Excellent choices! Bradbury was also a prolific poet and playwright. His work spanned all genres. There is something for every taste.
Thank you, AJ. It was so hard to limit myself to just 5 books. He wrote a wonderful non-fiction book about creativity and the writing process called Zen in the Art of Writing that is a must read for any aspiring authors.