One More for the Road

With the recent passing of Mr. Ray Bradbury, I wanted to read a collection of his stories. ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD is a great collection. Images drip from the pages. Scenes radiate long after a story has finished. Sometimes his words seem to be a flash of light, uttered by a being trying to be underst......more

En el vigésimo segundo programa de Gabinete de Curiosidades se comenta en profundidad el relato El dragón bailó a medianoche: [URL not allowed] Es evidente que Ray Bradbury escribió estos cuentos durante la vejez. No hace falta ser muy perspicaz ni poseer una agudeza especial, lo dice......more

I can quite often be heard – in polite company - espousing the talents of Ray Bradbury. This however seems to be more ‘in the style of’ rather than anything approaching his best work. The bits left over, as it were. Read by all means, there are some good tales in here, but you have to look for them!......more

Here is another of Ray Bradbury's later story collections and there are no real surprises in it. There are a number of stories about childhood nostalgia, some about time travel, others about loss and regret and grief. These are competent pieces, but nothing is revelatory, certainly not if you have r......more