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A review by avanders
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury by Sam Weller, Mort Castle
4.0
Review based on ARC.
It is difficult to rate something written in honor of the eminent Mr. Bradbury. Part of the rating must assuredly originate from the topic. Part of the rating is in the appealability thereof. And part must be from the writing and/or stories themselves.
In Shadow Show, many authors who themselves are worthy of celebration, gather to honor the works, life, and influence of Ray Bradbury. I have only actually read two Bradbury novels, though 'the rest' have been on my wish-list for as long as I can remember. Shadow Show renewed my desire to jump to it and start gathering the Bradbury tomes for my reading pleasure and intellectual enlightenment (according to those featured in Shadow Show ;)).
Some of the novels take a theme in a Bradbury piece and run with it; some are merely written in his honor; still others written in what the author hopes is his style. All of the stories are followed by quick blurbs from the author explaining the impact Bradbury had on them in their lives and/or careers.
I enjoyed the collection as a whole, and, as stated above, I am eager to grace myself with other Bradbury pieces. There were some stories that I loved, some that I liked, and just a couple that I felt were "meh." (For those interested in a story-by-story blurb, please see my blog at http://tometombfidelity.blogspot.com.) Overall, I highly recommend the collection. Obviously, Bradbury fans will want to partake, but I equally recommend the collection to all readers -- people who love discovering new stories, new worlds.
It is difficult to rate something written in honor of the eminent Mr. Bradbury. Part of the rating must assuredly originate from the topic. Part of the rating is in the appealability thereof. And part must be from the writing and/or stories themselves.
In Shadow Show, many authors who themselves are worthy of celebration, gather to honor the works, life, and influence of Ray Bradbury. I have only actually read two Bradbury novels, though 'the rest' have been on my wish-list for as long as I can remember. Shadow Show renewed my desire to jump to it and start gathering the Bradbury tomes for my reading pleasure and intellectual enlightenment (according to those featured in Shadow Show ;)).
Some of the novels take a theme in a Bradbury piece and run with it; some are merely written in his honor; still others written in what the author hopes is his style. All of the stories are followed by quick blurbs from the author explaining the impact Bradbury had on them in their lives and/or careers.
I enjoyed the collection as a whole, and, as stated above, I am eager to grace myself with other Bradbury pieces. There were some stories that I loved, some that I liked, and just a couple that I felt were "meh." (For those interested in a story-by-story blurb, please see my blog at http://tometombfidelity.blogspot.com.) Overall, I highly recommend the collection. Obviously, Bradbury fans will want to partake, but I equally recommend the collection to all readers -- people who love discovering new stories, new worlds.