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A review by michael_taylor
Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
2.75
I learned that this is the last novel that was released by Mr. Bradbury. I don't know that I would count it among his best, but I get what he was trying to do. It's a story about a young boy in a mock war with the old men of the town towards the end of summer. It's written with a very ethereal, floaty prose. This both helps and hurts the books. When it helps it, he really captures the feeling of being a young, hellraising kid without a care in the world. When it doesn't work it feels stilted and a bit off.
The last couple chapters throw a bit of a curveball that really make the rest of it feel a bit weird. Let's just say that there is a passing of the torch that is a little bit...odd. I actually found myself wishing this were longer. He is playing with a lot of ideas and not all of them feel like they have room to breath.
Still, I like Ray Bradbury. He was the sort of author who would write about anything without much regard for whether or not it worked for the reader. A voice in literature that is sorely missed.
The last couple chapters throw a bit of a curveball that really make the rest of it feel a bit weird. Let's just say that there is a passing of the torch that is a little bit...odd. I actually found myself wishing this were longer. He is playing with a lot of ideas and not all of them feel like they have room to breath.
Still, I like Ray Bradbury. He was the sort of author who would write about anything without much regard for whether or not it worked for the reader. A voice in literature that is sorely missed.