Jonathan R. Eller

Excellent volume of Ray Bradbury's short stories from the 1940's. A mixture of different genres from sci-fi to mystery, this collective is well worth the read. Some stories like The Ducker and it's follow up tale Bang! You're Dead! sticks with me. The Referent, The Man Upstairs, etc. - almost every story is memorable for it's punch and relevancy to the world.

Ray Bradbury Unbound, by Jonathon Eller is the second of a three part series This book covers the middle part of Bradbury’s career, beginning with his work with John Huston as screenwriter for Warner Brother’s adaptation of Moby Dick. Eller paints for us a picture of what motivated Bradbury, what his successes in this part of his career were, as well as some of the challenges he faced. This introduction to Bradbury the man, helps to us to realize even deeper, the greatness of his work. show more Ray Bradbury Unbound, is a must read for fans and students alike. show less

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Ray Bradbury: Unbound is the sequel to Becoming Ray Bradbury.

Apparently there's so much to tell about the famous American writer that it wouldn't fit into one biography. Ray Bradbury: Unbound is the story of his life during the '50s and '60s and it's full with movie adaptation and failed theatrical show more productions.

It read like a very well-researched and extensive biography (not that I'm that experienced reading biographies), and a lot of information is given about his work and his (professional) relationships with people in the film- or writing community who are probably very well known (just not to me).

But sometimes there were a bit too many details in my humble opinion. The fact that this is only a part in a series of biographies creates the space to add a lot in the books. And sometimes it felt like an overload of information. This combined with the somewhat impersonal writing made that it wasn't always an easy or nice book to read even though I found it very interesting. After reading this biography I want to read more of his books besides Fahrenheit 451 and The Illustrated Man. show less

Very short and simple. We've all seen this story in a variety of forms these days - but was this the first? I'll have to look it up.

Thoughts on all the 1939 Retro-Hugo nominated short stories here:
http://ciaracatscifi.blogspot.com/2014/07/1939-best-short-story-my-ballot.html