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michael_taylor's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
2.75
I learned that this is the last novel that was released by Mr. Bradbury. I don't know that I would count it among his best, but I get what he was trying to do. It's a story about a young boy in a mock war with the old men of the town towards the end of summer. It's written with a very ethereal, floaty prose. This both helps and hurts the books. When it helps it, he really captures the feeling of being a young, hellraising kid without a care in the world. When it doesn't work it feels stilted and a bit off.
The last couple chapters throw a bit of a curveball that really make the rest of it feel a bit weird. Let's just say that there is a passing of the torch that is a little bit...odd. I actually found myself wishing this were longer. He is playing with a lot of ideas and not all of them feel like they have room to breath.
Still, I like Ray Bradbury. He was the sort of author who would write about anything without much regard for whether or not it worked for the reader. A voice in literature that is sorely missed.
The last couple chapters throw a bit of a curveball that really make the rest of it feel a bit weird. Let's just say that there is a passing of the torch that is a little bit...odd. I actually found myself wishing this were longer. He is playing with a lot of ideas and not all of them feel like they have room to breath.
Still, I like Ray Bradbury. He was the sort of author who would write about anything without much regard for whether or not it worked for the reader. A voice in literature that is sorely missed.
led's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
mj470's review against another edition
2.0
This is a short book about time passing away from youth. I just couldn't connect to it.
kmartinix's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book until the last paragraphs and then it got weird.
readmetwotimes's review against another edition
3.0
sarebbero 3,5*.
Molto carino questo libricino, questa favola veloce sul crescere, invecchiare e, in definitiva, vivere. L'antico scontro "vecchi vs giovani" qui assume i caratteri di una vera e propria guerra, che poi si tramuta in una guerra contro il Tempo, che poi si tramuta in una pace scanzonata. Douglas è un bel protagonista, in contrapposizione a Quartermain che è meno "vecchio"di quel che sembra.
Consigliato!
Molto carino questo libricino, questa favola veloce sul crescere, invecchiare e, in definitiva, vivere. L'antico scontro "vecchi vs giovani" qui assume i caratteri di una vera e propria guerra, che poi si tramuta in una guerra contro il Tempo, che poi si tramuta in una pace scanzonata. Douglas è un bel protagonista, in contrapposizione a Quartermain che è meno "vecchio"di quel che sembra.
Consigliato!
bdfarber13's review against another edition
3.0
A strange, strange book. I love Bradbury and his writing in this is dreamy, surreal, hard to hold onto but often intriguing. I didn't like it at all at first but I warmed up to the wild imagination of Doug eventually. the ending was a bit too strange for me, but overall an interesting if slow metaphorical romp through youth and age, life and sexuality.
sh00's review against another edition
3.0
Каждый раз, когда настроение очень падает, мне стоит перечитать две книги, одну за другой. И обе - Брэдберри. Первая - "Вино из одуванчиков", а вторая вот эта, "Лето, прощай". Книги-настроение. Книги жизни.
fruvous's review against another edition
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
nicolaspratt's review against another edition
3.0
Short and sweet, a fitting ending for the trilogy of some of Bradbury's greatest works. The visceral descriptions bring to life the reality that Bradbury paints.