Bradbury Speaks: Too Soon from the Cave, Too Far from the Stars

In this collection of Essays from one of the greatest authors to ever live, Ray Bradbury details many of the loves of his life: his friendship with Walt Disney, his sit-down with Bertrand Russell. His love for Paris and his strained relationship with Los Angeles and Hollywood. A fairy-tale of a life, yet it happened, and thankfully is entombed in this wonderful collection. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

I got this for my daughter. It was just what she wanted. I got it quickly and it looked in brand new condition.

Ray Bradbury has perhaps been the most author who has most influenced my own writing. When I saw this book, I had to have it. What a wonderful glimpse into the mind of a man who can turn language into music, who can make prose sing like poetry. From the first time I checked out one of his books at the library--when I was around nine or ten years old--he taught me that it's possible to transcend the the borders between genres. What a wonder to get a glimpse into the years that make up his life. The only reason I put four instead of five stars is that I'd like to see a true autobiography, in his own words, that looks over the eighty-plus years he's walked the earth.

Reading these essays, anecdotes, love letters and diatribes is like sitting in the room with Mr. Electrico himself. For Bradbury fans this is a sweet bottle of dandelion wine from the vintner himself. Much less formal than his usual writing, but much more personal because he just shoots from the hip here, and from the heart.