The October Country by Ray Bradbury

The October Country

Ray Bradbury

306 pages • first pub 1955 (view editions)

fiction classics horror science fiction short stories mysterious reflective slow-paced
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The October Country is Ray Bradbury's own netherworld of the soul, inhabited by the horrors and demons that lurk within all of us. Renowned for his multi-million-copy bestseller, Fahrenheit 451, and hailed by Harper's magazine as "the finest liv...

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Community Reviews

4.04
based on 2,943 reviews

Moods

dark: 85%

mysterious: 81%

reflective: 39%

adventurous: 31%

tense: 28%

funny: 24%

emotional: 22%

sad: 18%

challenging: 9%

lighthearted: 8%

inspiring: 5%

relaxing: 5%

hopeful: 3%

Pace

23% of readers chose fast
63% of readers chose medium
13% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

22% of readers chose Plot
55% of readers chose A mix
12% of readers chose Character
10% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

10% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
28% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

38% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

39% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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