Reviews - The October Country

656 reviews for:

The October Country

Ray Bradbury

4.04 AVERAGE

morganisblue's review against another edition

3.5

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

I had fun reading these short stories. They’re weird and not especially scary, though some are definitely haunting and sad (also funny). There’s a good mix of supernatural elements and natural but make it psychologically-unstable flavored.

Each story is wonderfully descriptive in only a handful of sentences, and I’m excited to explore more of Ray Bradbury’s work!

Obligatory list of my favorites: “The Next in Line”, “Skeleton”, “The Lake”, “The Emissary” (!!!), “The Small Assassin”, “The Scythe” and “Homecoming”

cats_22's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

siroberton's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mariathemillennial's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny inspiring mysterious

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A great collection of short stories, all perfect for October. Bradburys' writing is lyrical and atmospheric. Every year I look forward to read his work in October, and every year I will continue doing this.