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The October Country
by Ray Bradbury
As a big fan of stories that are in the same vein as Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone, I was eager to read Bradbury's classic anthology, The October Country. With its odd, bizarre, and sometimes chilling narratives, I was not disappointed.
The stories themselves are written in very poetic prose by Bradbury and run the gambit from psychological thriller to stories with supernatural and occult bends to them. I have a few favorites, one of which is "The Skeleton". It is about a man convinced that his skeleton is at odds with the rest of his body, so much so that he blames his skeleton for both his physical and mental deterioration. His obsession leads him to an eccentric and darkly mysterious man, a Dr. M. Munigant. The story is written so well that I was immediately drawn into the mind of this man.
However, I rated the book four stars because a few of the stories I did not find appealing. Although as beautifully written as they are, they dragged on for too long or the theme behind the story didn't strike my fancy. This is only natural though. In any anthology one will find some that aren't as great as the others.
Overall, it was a very enjoyable read.
The stories themselves are written in very poetic prose by Bradbury and run the gambit from psychological thriller to stories with supernatural and occult bends to them. I have a few favorites, one of which is "The Skeleton". It is about a man convinced that his skeleton is at odds with the rest of his body, so much so that he blames his skeleton for both his physical and mental deterioration. His obsession leads him to an eccentric and darkly mysterious man, a Dr. M. Munigant. The story is written so well that I was immediately drawn into the mind of this man.
However, I rated the book four stars because a few of the stories I did not find appealing. Although as beautifully written as they are, they dragged on for too long or the theme behind the story didn't strike my fancy. This is only natural though. In any anthology one will find some that aren't as great as the others.
Overall, it was a very enjoyable read.