The October Country

Collection of early stories by the master, leaning towards the horror genre. Usually short stories take me awhile to get through, adjusting my viewpoint for each. But not in this case; I was able to move smoothly from story to story and zip through this book in just a couple days. Despite this being an early work, Bradbury's prose at this point in his career is the melodic, flowing poetry found in his later works. Reading a short descriptive sentence, I found myself asking how I would communicate the same thought, and of course would fall woefully short of the creativity and conciseness. The story ideas are highly imaginative too, taking simple things and building a whole story around them. Amazing stuff, highly recommended!