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Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

5 reviews

felofhe's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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lindseyhall44's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I read this book as one of my Halloween reads, and I am so thankful that I did. It’s a beautifully written story, which reminded me to look tomorrow in the face with a smile. It was also the perfect blend of spooky while not being overly scary! I’m so excited to pick up more of Ray Bradbury, especially The October Country next fall.
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kbaudelaire's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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alaskan_bull_worm's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Have you ever heard of the phrase “clear before clever”? I’m not sure Bradbury has. He has very rich descriptions in this book, but they are kind of too much. Sometimes I wasn’t sure what was happening because every other word was some metaphor. He also likes to put a hyphen in between two words to create a new adjective a lot. And he says something “was all adj., adj., adj.” I didn’t really like his writing style much. (I’m sure you can tell by now.) It really made it hard for me to get into the story. Occasionally his poetic style really worked, but the fact that is was nonstop was what really spoiled it for me. And that’s the thing, I think he should write poetry, not prose.
There were a few times his descriptions did impress me, such as #1 (in spoiler). 
But mostly they were just too much. The plot itself was okay. (Maybe I only say that because I couldn’t get into it.) In terms of characterization, I particularly liked #2.
But by the end of the book, I was counting down the pages until I was done. I kind of feel like I shouldn’t be saying I don’t like this famous author so much, but my rating is as it stands.
And for a final comment, I watched the Disney movie version of this book before reading it. It wasn’t super good either, but it felt so close to being something really cool. Like they just barely missed their mark. And the ending was very different. 

1. When he compared women and men to different clocks. 
When Mr. Dark offered more time to  Halloway.
In the beginning when he described the different months boys liked.
I feel like I’m missing something? 
2. Mr. Dark was also the Illustrated Man. The descriptions of him were effective, and him being one of the “freaks” as well I liked. He wasn’t just some ringmaster far away from it all. 
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chrisljm's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

i would’ve appreciated the ending more if i even slightly cared for any of the other parts
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