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Dngrsone · 07-21-2018, 02:31 PM

Late to the party, but i have made it here nonetheless.

So, without reading through the forty-plus replies so far, here are my thoughts on this months book:

I have no idea why Dandelion Wine was so hard for me to read. I mean, the prose was well-crafted, the plot was not difficult (actually, was it even really there?). Yes it was very episodic, but there is nothing especially wrong with that. My favorite parts were the suspenseful moments which put me in mind of Stephen King.

Let us pause a moment on that thought-- it has been a good two decades since I've actually read any Stephen King. I mean, I went through many of his works up to date in the mid-'80s, which neglects literally three decades of work. I've read It (never again!) and The Stand (ditto), and have found his shorts and novellas more to my liking. So, I want to say that Bradbury does King better than King does, but to honest, I don't know if that is true. Bradbury did not go for the finish though, for better or worse (probably better) during these episodes. It heartened me to read that young Miss Levinia won the evening against the Lonely One,

Overall, this book encapsulates our theme of "Summer" as well as dandelion wine does in the book. I was surprised to find that this actually is a thing, though I did recognize that the grass that only grows so tall is not, as it was something my father bought into back in the '80s using nearly the identical pitch used in 1928 here.

So here it is. Another fine book that I would not have read, would not have finished most likely, without the New Leaf Book Club's help and encouragement.

I wonder if mayhaps I should be starting on next month's book now, so as to actually finish by deadline?

07-21-2018, 02:31 PM	#43
Dngrsone Almost legible Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78	Late to the party, but i have made it here nonetheless. So, without reading through the forty-plus replies so far, here are my thoughts on this months book: I have no idea why Dandelion Wine was so hard for me to read. I mean, the prose was well-crafted, the plot was not difficult (actually, was it even really there?). Yes it was very episodic, but there is nothing especially wrong with that. My favorite parts were the suspenseful moments which put me in mind of Stephen King. Let us pause a moment on that thought-- it has been a good two decades since I've actually read any Stephen King. I mean, I went through many of his works up to date in the mid-'80s, which neglects literally three decades of work. I've read It (never again!) and The Stand (ditto), and have found his shorts and novellas more to my liking. So, I want to say that Bradbury does King better than King does, but to honest, I don't know if that is true. Bradbury did not go for the finish though, for better or worse (probably better) during these episodes. It heartened me to read that young Miss Levinia won the evening against the Lonely One, Overall, this book encapsulates our theme of "Summer" as well as dandelion wine does in the book. I was surprised to find that this actually is a thing, though I did recognize that the grass that only grows so tall is not, as it was something my father bought into back in the '80s using nearly the identical pitch used in 1928 here. So here it is. Another fine book that I would not have read, would not have finished most likely, without the New Leaf Book Club's help and encouragement. I wonder if mayhaps I should be starting on next month's book now, so as to actually finish by deadline?