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A review by ozgold
From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury
3.0
I picked up From the Dust Returned from the Daedalus Bookshop, three stories of used books in downtown Charlottesville, VA. As a Bradbury fan, my hopes were particularly high after reading the opening pages and beginning a story of a boy running to see his grandmother, who lives in the attic, and happens to be an Egyptian mummy. Ridiculous? Obviously. But I sure do swoon over mummies.
Unfortunately, the book read less like a cohesive novel and more like a series of vignettes strewn together based on their mutual spookiness.
I had very little connection to most of the characters and plots, and ended with the feeling of 'eh, it's alright.'
But oh Ray, you had me with the mummy.
Unfortunately, the book read less like a cohesive novel and more like a series of vignettes strewn together based on their mutual spookiness.
I had very little connection to most of the characters and plots, and ended with the feeling of 'eh, it's alright.'
But oh Ray, you had me with the mummy.