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From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury

fi_reads_books's review

dark hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

sumayyah_t's review against another edition

Not quite what I was looking for.

wynwicket's review against another edition

5.0

"The House was a puzzle inside an enigma inside a mystery, for it encompassed silences, each one different, and beds, each a different size, some having lids."

This is the story of a House that has existed for centuries, slowly evolving, and the Family that has lived there for almost as long, as all its members arrive at Halloween from around the globe, under the earth, and over the winds for a grand Homecoming. Reminiscent of the Addams family, but with more poetry and mystery (as well as one cat, one mouse, and one spider).

It's official: I'm thoroughly in love with Ray Bradbury's work.

jojoteddy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

msaari's review against another edition

3.0

Toiset kirjat syntyvät nopeasti, toisia haudutellaan sitten vähän pidempään. From the Dust Returned sai alkunsa 1940-luvulla kirjailijan ollessa vain parikymppinen kloppi. Ray Bradbury kirjoitti omalaatuisia tarinoita Elliottien kummallisesta perheestä. Ensimmäisen tarinan kuvitti Charles Addams ja tarkoitus oli koota myöhemmin tarinat Addamsin kuvituksen kanssa yksiin kansiin.

Niin ei koskaan käynyt, mutta yli 50 vuotta ensimmäisten tarinoiden jälkeen Bradbury sai vihdoin koottua Elliot-tarinat yksiin kansiin. Valitettavasti Addams ehti kuolla ennen kirjan valmistumista, mutta ainakin kirjan kantta koristaa alkuperäinen Homecoming-tarinaa Mademoiselle-lehdessä kuvittanut Charles Addamsin piirros.

From the Dust Returned on novellikokoelma, jossa Bradbury esittelee sukua kuin omaansa. Tarinat ovat lempeitä ja runollisia, yliluonnollisia ja luonnollisia. Kirja esittelee henkilöitä rakkaudella ja kauniilla kielellä, jossa on kaunokirjallista viehätystä. Varsinkin Halloweenin alla From the Dust Returned on herkullinen kirjallinen välipala. (6.5.2010)

tarah_'s review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

3.0

booksofbelwood's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Classic Bradbury. I can’t think of autumn reading without Bradbury being secured hand in hand.

celestyna's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

quoththegirl's review against another edition

4.0

Then I skipped through From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury in a few hours, which felt much like going for a sprint after a very long, very cramped car trip. It's a novel, but it's put together from a variety of short stories he wrote at various times, so sometimes it does feel a bit cobbled-together. I admit that most of the Bradbury I've read that has been published after 2000 hasn't been quite, quite as good, but it's still so excellent that it's well worth one's time.

katemarieslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5