Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Green Town #2

Ray Bradbury with Christian Rummel (Narrator)

missing duration info Add in missing duration information • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy horror dark mysterious medium-paced
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"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes." The carnival rolls in sometime after the midnight hour of a chill Midwestern October eve. Ushering in Halloween a week before its time, a calliope's shrill siren song beckons to all ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 12,526 reviews

Moods

dark 85%
mysterious 77%
adventurous 59%
tense 43%
emotional 25%
reflective 24%
hopeful 16%
challenging 14%
inspiring 7%
sad 5%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 21%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 52% | Plot: 27% | Character: 19%

Strong character development?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 16%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 16% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 71% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.77

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