Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 My wife wants to see which is the most popular pick. Thanks in advance.I like The Martian Chronicles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigima Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Fahrenheit 451! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 My wife likes From the Dust Returned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farseer2 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Does it have to be a novel? With Bradbury, a collection of short stories is better! This one is truly excellent, with 100 stories selected by the author: The Stories of Ray Bradbury http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stories_of_Ray_Bradbury If she wants more, this book has another 100 excellent stories, with no overlap with the previous book: Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradbury_Stories:_100_of_His_Most_Celebrated_Tales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Something WIcked This Way Comes, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 This is interesting, no agreement at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naz Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 The Martian Chronicles. Then watch the mini-series together. (I did the reverse, btw.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdyphillip Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I am on The Martian Chronicles train as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Selig Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 The Martian Chronicles isn't a novel though. :cool4: But it's awesome, so a good choice anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 How old is your daughter? If she's adult or might as well be, I'd recommend Fahrenheit 451. If she's still essentially a kid then Something Wicked This Way Comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 She's 11. A well read 11. She like's Jane Austen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Okay, SWTWC is ideal - both the protagonists are approximately her age, and the bulk of the story is told from their points of view (though there's no lack of adult themes running through those PoVs). There's even a kind of old world gentility running through the whole thing that should chime quite nicely with her Austen. F451 is a little more raw and modern - pills & suicide, death by immolation, existential despair..... I'm sure she'd cope well enough, but it's unlikely to speak to her in the same way as SW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unJon Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Definitely Something Wicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Personally I would go with his short stories. Once she has a few under her belt, I would try The Martian Chronicles. With me one taste of Ray Bradbury and I was hooked for life. Memo to self: more Bradbury on reading list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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