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omaciel's review against another edition
5.0
Great selection of short stories, all inspired by or dedicated to Ray Bradbury. There's a little bit of everything here and I definitely recommend it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
yoyology's review against another edition
3.0
As with a lot of short story collections, I found some to be appealing, and some less so. Particular favorites were "Headlife" by Margaret Atwood, "The Phone Call" by John McNally, "Children of the Bedtime Machine" by Robert McCammon, "Two of a Kind" by Jacquelyn Mitchard, and "Hayleigh's Dad" by Julia Keller.
My main takeaway from this book is that I need to read more Bradbury. :-)
My main takeaway from this book is that I need to read more Bradbury. :-)
jayrothermel's review against another edition
5.0
I'm not sold on Bradbury tribute stories, but Shadow Show has a few of my go-to authors, so I spent the day dipping in and out of it.
Full review:
http://jayrothermel.blogspot.com.jayrothermel.com/2019/05/but-there-is-none-shadow-show-all-new.html
Full review:
http://jayrothermel.blogspot.com.jayrothermel.com/2019/05/but-there-is-none-shadow-show-all-new.html
heather_e's review against another edition
4.25
As it usually is with a collection of shorter works by different authors, this book provided a mixed hat of tales. Some truly struck a chord with me and some I trudged through to get onto the next story. However, the overwhelming feeling was one of deep satisfaction.
heat_her's review against another edition
5.0
In Shadow Show, science fiction lovers will find stories about other planets, futuristic times, and creatures that aren’t quite human. To label Ray Bradbury simply as a science fiction writer doesn’t do his writing justice, though; Bradbury wrote about life and the human condition, and Shadow Show includes many stories of this kind, too. I enjoyed every story in Shadow Show–I can honestly say that it would be hard for me to choose favorites from this collection, and I commend Sam Weller and Mort Castle for the group of fantastic writers they brought together for this project. I think the list of authors speaks for itself, and I can only imagine how honored Bradbury must have felt by all of this.
Ray Bradbury touched so many people’s lives and careers through his writing and his friendship, and in addition to writing short stories for this collection, the authors wrote afterwords to their stories describing Bradbury’s influence on them personally or professionally (or in some cases, both). I think these are my favorite parts of the book. Reading about just how important Bradbury has been to these great writers is very heartwarming. Dan Chaon’s and Harlan Ellison’s afterwords are particularly wonderful and made me a bit teary-eyed.
Read my full review of Shadow Show on Between the Covers...
Ray Bradbury touched so many people’s lives and careers through his writing and his friendship, and in addition to writing short stories for this collection, the authors wrote afterwords to their stories describing Bradbury’s influence on them personally or professionally (or in some cases, both). I think these are my favorite parts of the book. Reading about just how important Bradbury has been to these great writers is very heartwarming. Dan Chaon’s and Harlan Ellison’s afterwords are particularly wonderful and made me a bit teary-eyed.
Read my full review of Shadow Show on Between the Covers...
jdscott50's review against another edition
4.0
Science Fiction or magic isn’t necessary for a good Bradbury story. His writing was always strong enough to stand on its own. Alice Hoffman's description was best, "Due to his writing, magic is no longer corralled into genre writing." That was always the brilliance of his stories. They didn't need a hook or some weird scifi aspect to them. The story just needed to build with subtle descriptions of characters or the environment. A simple small image could be the hook. That build would put my hairs on end. I would have to just stop after a good one and fully absorb it; it was so intense. More than anything, his stories reminded me of Fall. They remind me of a dark, windy night with the crisp, biting air and the sound of tumbling leaves on concrete. It’s the feeling that something is there in the darkness. He will always be one of my favorites. He helped develop my imagination, thinking beyond what is in front of me.
Many of the writers here pay homage to Bradbury writing in his style or topic. Many had fun with it, but only a few were able to capture that Bradbury feeling. Those are mostly the authors that have that style or ability already. They are able to create a normal day turned sinister with a few details. A great read for Bradbury fans.
These were my favorites:
Gaiman's The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury
David Morrell's The Companions
Lee Martin's Cat on a Bad Couch
Little America by Dan Chaon
Conjure by Alice Hoffman
Many of the writers here pay homage to Bradbury writing in his style or topic. Many had fun with it, but only a few were able to capture that Bradbury feeling. Those are mostly the authors that have that style or ability already. They are able to create a normal day turned sinister with a few details. A great read for Bradbury fans.
These were my favorites:
Gaiman's The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury
David Morrell's The Companions
Lee Martin's Cat on a Bad Couch
Little America by Dan Chaon
Conjure by Alice Hoffman
nunu_noodles's review against another edition
5.0
This book made me love Ray Bradbury when I had only ever read one of his books before.
I am now on a mission to track down every work of his that the authors have mentioned.
I am now on a mission to track down every work of his that the authors have mentioned.
merthelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Great tribute to Ray Bradbury - it truly did feel like a celebration. I enjoyed some of the anecdotes from the authors about how Bradbury affected them almost as much as the stories themselves. Thoroughly enjoyable even for non-Bradbury fans, but if you are familiar with his work, I believe you will find this to be a glorious tribute.
Some standout stories:
Lee Martin - Cat on a Bad Couch
Joe Hill - By The Silver Water Of Lake Champlain
Dan Chaon - Little America
Jacqueline Mitchard - Two Of A Kind
Bonnie Jo Campbell - The Tattoo
Julia Keller - Hayleigh's Dad
Alice Hoffman - Conjure
Kelly Link - Two Houses
Some standout stories:
Lee Martin - Cat on a Bad Couch
Joe Hill - By The Silver Water Of Lake Champlain
Dan Chaon - Little America
Jacqueline Mitchard - Two Of A Kind
Bonnie Jo Campbell - The Tattoo
Julia Keller - Hayleigh's Dad
Alice Hoffman - Conjure
Kelly Link - Two Houses
carmendarlene's review against another edition
3.0
Eh, this was ok. The stories are pretty uneven. Only for hardcore Bradbury fans.
drewsof's review against another edition
5.0
Forget the fact that, like most short story collections these days, it goes on a little long in the end. Disregard the stories that don’t do it for you. The other ones – and I’ll bet the grab bag is different for everybody – are what you’re here for. They’re the stories that you’ll hold in your heart just like you hold “The Sound of Thunder” or “The Homecoming” – the stories you will, maybe, someday read to the “Children of the Bedtime Machine”. Or at least to your children. I know I will.
This is the perfect eulogy for Ray - the sound of his children coming home for one last bow.
More at RB: http://ragingbiblioholism.com/2013/10/21/shadow-show/
This is the perfect eulogy for Ray - the sound of his children coming home for one last bow.
More at RB: http://ragingbiblioholism.com/2013/10/21/shadow-show/