R.I.P. Ray Bradbury

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Sad news. I remember watching the cheesy TV version of the Martian Chronicles when I was younger, which prompted me to read the book. I grew to love quite a few of his stories; it was great to read such hopeful-yet-wary stories of his. He looked forward to the future, yet was cautious of what the future might bring to us.

R.I.P. Mr. Bradbury, thanks for the tales.

My personal favorite book was the Martian Chronicles. First read it when I was a sophomore in HS, was later told that was kind of young to read it, but I didn't care I loved it. I've read it some 5 or 6 times since then, it never get's old. The Illustrated Man is another great book. I have to attribute both my Dad and Ray Bradbury for fostering my love of Science Fiction. I will always cherish his writings. Rest in Peace Ray not only have you earned it, you can write about it so the rest of us can read it when we get there.

Holy crap... RIP one of the greats.

Ill never forget reading Fahrenheit 451.

RIP to a true pioneer of imaginative literature and one of the nicest people in the whole of publishing.

Richard..now Ray..double bummer....

Sorely missed.


S.

David Brin wrote a nice article about Ray in Salon.

One of the great, indeed.

I hate to say this, but I honestly didn't realize he was still alive. I mean that with zero disrespect towards him and only an acknowledgment of my ignorance on that matter.

And yes, I particularly loved Fahrenheit 451 as well. A great English teacher in highschool gave me the copy that I still have.

Thank you for making this voyage all the more interesting, Mr. Bradbury!

We are running out of Grand Masters, the youngest still alive is Connie Willis and she's 66. The oldest is Jack Vance at 95. Like the Nobels you have to be alive to get it.

On a personal note my favorite novels of his were Fahrenheit 451 and Something Wicked This Way Comes. But he was a prolific short story writer and nearly all the SF anthologies on my shelves has at least one of his works.

And I did like his TV series, The Ray Bradbury Theater.

RIP Mr. Bradbury, you were one of the greats.

This is what I posted on Facebook, I hope that is not cheating.

Ray Bradbury has died. I have only read two of his books( Something wicked this way comes, and Fahrenheit 451), but I have to say that Fahrenheit 451 was a book of true thought provoking literature. Prior to reading it I thought of censorship as the thing tyrants did. It introduced me to the concept of censorship as a potential oligarchical danger. The tyranny of the many should always be a danger as guarded against as the tyranny of a few. Popularity and anti-intellectualism can be as dangerous to free speech as any tyrant. though I have to admit that I have neglected much of his work, Ray Bradbury expanded my mind, and for that I will be thankfull till I think my last thought.

R.I.P. - Something Wicked This Way Comes is a personal favorite.

Heard about this this morning and was sad. Truly a great among Science Fiction writers and authors in general. He lived a full life, and will be remembered.

~Freitag

My First memory of Bradbury was a TV version of All Summer in a day That I watched in grade school...still a story that pulls at my heartstrings. RIP Mr. Bradbury.

And when he died, I suddenly realized I wasn’t crying for him at all, but for the things he did. I cried because he would never do them again, he would never carve another piece of wood or help us raise doves and pigeons in the backyard or play the violin the way he did, or tell us jokes the way he did. He was part of us and when he died, all the actions stopped dead and there was no one to do the...m the way he did. He was individual. He was an important man. I’ve never gotten over his death. Often I think what wonderful carvings never came to birth because he died. How many jokes are missing from the world, and how many homing pigeons untouched by his hands? He shaped the world. He did things to the world. The world was bankrupted of ten million fine actions the night he passed on.
Fahrenheit 451

A truly good sentiment on his passing, written by the man himself...

That's is, Samothrake, make me cry :'(

I remember reading The Martian Chronicles during English class in Jr High because I was bored. The teacher would get mad at me because even with my nose in the book, I'd answer the questions correctly.

Years later I read Something Wicked and 451 during Creative Writing class because I had already finished my work for the year.

Going to go back and reread the Chronicles again...

I actually attended a luncheon--our college district annual semester luncheon--many years ago where Ray gave a talk. What an amazing mind he had. And yeah, the Martian Chronicles (along with Issac Azimov's I Robot) is my favorite book.

A great author, he will be missed.

I vividly remember when Ray Bradbury made an appearance at San Diego Comic-Con a couple of years ago. If you never been to Comic-Con, it has become a giant mob scene of people either trying to get from one place to another, or clogging up the aisles waiting in line. Whether it’s to get an autograph, an exclusive action figure, or just a picture with someone dressed in costume. But when Mr. Bradbury came on the main floor, everyone around him stopped. People both young and old were staring in awe at seeing a legend. He was being pushed in a wheelchair and being led by some beefy security guys, but it didn’t seem like the extra security was needed. Everyone made way for him and no one was pushing their way through trying to get a picture. Some people politely said hi or wanted to shake his hand, but I think that was the first time at a Comic-Con where I’ve seen everyone be respectful. At a place where celebrities routinely make an appearance and mobbed, it was probably the closest thing to royalty that I ever seen walk through.

This makes me very sad.