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A review by ashlynstephens
The October Country by Ray Bradbury
5.0
If only I could write as Bradbury did. There is not one short story in this book that didn’t have an overarching message and an eventful plot. I think it’s amazing how well these stories are told even if they’re only a couple pages long. Some of my favorites:
- The Lake
- The Death of Dudley Stone
- There Was An Old Woman
I’ll be thinking about those for a long time. I will also be re-reading this come fall because it’s very Halloweeny as seen in the book intro below:
“That country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights linger, and midnights stay. That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins, closets, attics, and pantries faced away from the sun. That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts. Whose people passing at night on the empty walks sound like rain…“
- The Lake
- The Death of Dudley Stone
- There Was An Old Woman
I’ll be thinking about those for a long time. I will also be re-reading this come fall because it’s very Halloweeny as seen in the book intro below:
“That country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights linger, and midnights stay. That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins, closets, attics, and pantries faced away from the sun. That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts. Whose people passing at night on the empty walks sound like rain…“