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rainkate's review against another edition
5.0
I love the way he does that, like this view of a demolished old pier - "It was the elephants' graveyard, the pier at night, all dark bones and a lid of a fog over it, and the sea rushing in to bury, reveal, and bury again".
Great book!
Great book!
knowledgelost's review against another edition
2.0
Sci-Fi master Ray Bradbury’s salute to the hard-boiled genre in a true Bradbury fashion. Hints of strange and fantasy makes this a fast paced tale of an unnamed flamboyant writer (possible the reader or Bradbury) trying his hand as a gumshoe with the help of a real PI Elmo Crumley (an ode to James Crumley). An enjoyable salute, but doesn’t compare to the Hard-Boiled masters.
csmelly's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
took me about a year (personal AND book reasons)
enjoyable but i think mystery is just not for me especially paired with more poetic writing (sounds great but just doesn’t get me)
i loved the characters and relationships and enjoyed the ending
took me about a year (personal AND book reasons)
enjoyable but i think mystery is just not for me especially paired with more poetic writing (sounds great but just doesn’t get me)
i loved the characters and relationships and enjoyed the ending
ginpomelo's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
goblingirlreads's review against another edition
3.0
I have an undying love for Ray Bradbury. I plan to read all of his books -seriously, favorite author status. But, this one I did not love. It had its moments and it had its beautiful Bradbury poetic passages here and there but in the end it just wasn't very memorable. However, I still enjoyed myself and I'm excited to finish the Bradbury canon!
namritas14's review against another edition
I'd read everything Bradbury wrote (and I'm currently in the process of doing so).
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