The Ray Bradbury Chronicles: Volume Two (1992) based on the stories of Ray Bradbury Bantam Spectra ===== The second volume of comic adaptations of Bradbury’s stories. Again I was drawn to the more abstract style of “A Piece of Wood” and another story of two people from different times having an encounter, “Night Meeting”. Also [...]
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The Ray Bradbury Chronicles: Volume 2
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged comics, ray bradbury, science fiction, usa on June 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Ray Bradbury Chronicles: Volume 1
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged comics, ray bradbury, science fiction, usa on June 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Ray Bradbury Chronicles: Volume One (1992) based on the stories of Ray Bradbury Bantam Spectra ===== A collection of Ray Bradbury’s stories that have been adapted into comic-book form by various artists. I believe they put out four of these volumes, I have the first two, and re-read them recently. The different artists bring [...]
Posted in Literary News & Views, tagged georges simenon on June 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A pretty interesting interview I found with Georges Simenon: http://www.parisreview.com/viewinterview.php/prmMID/5020 “Writing is considered a profession, and I don’t think it is a profession. I think that everyone who does not need to be a writer, who thinks he can do something else, ought to do something else. Writing is not a profession but a vocation [...]
Breaking and Entering
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged joy williams, usa on June 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Breaking and Entering (1988) by Joy Williams 278 pages Vintage Contemporaries ===== Liberty and Willie are a Florida couple in their 20′s who spend their time breaking into other people’s vacation homes, living there for a time, and they leave without taking anything but make sure to let the homeowner know someone was there. The [...]
