A Medicine for Melancholy and Other Stories

A great collection of short stories, whimsical, uplifting, mystifying. What a dreamer of dreams this man was. I hope I can find some thing else he has written that I haven’t read yet.

This is an early Ray Bradbury book. I had not read any Bradbury for many years. Somewhere around 5th grade I discovered him and read his short stories relentlessly. I wanted to go back and read "The Pedestrian." This story which chronicles the last pedestrian in a world diverted by video inspired me to avoid network TV and walk. Its been nearly 50 years and I still keep the discipline. Thank you Mr. Bradbury.It was fun to see a young Ray Bradbury experimenting with words and structure as he developed his style. Yes, some of the stories are less inspiring than others. Some are truly amazing and even familiar. The good ones presage his future greatness and make the whole book a good read.

I am a huge Ray Bradbury fan. He was one of the greatest writers ever to come out of the United States. His work is creative, intelligent and moving. His short stories never cease to fascinate me. This collection has several that favorites of mine. "The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit" and "The Pillar of Fire" are among my favorites. I would recommend this book to any fan of good writing. Bradbury may be categorized as a sci-fi writer, but, to me, his work transcends genres. I can't imagine anyone reading his stuff and not loving it.

Good short stories so-far

Ray Bradbury tales seep into your everyday life weaving spells into corners of the attic shelves we've neglected or left piled up with the things we wish to leave behind. Escape is not possible, we are the tales and if we are very careful to slip the knots of time we may be able to "Name it to tame it" and not be evasive or scared any more. Bravo Bradbury!!!

Bradbury as usual.

Haven't read this in 40 years and was as good as I remembered. Bradbury is a classic American author.

I love this collection of Bradbury short stories, and just purchased it for my Kindle. They can be read over and over and the language is lovely. I especially love "The Scent of Sarsaparilla" but they're all good. You don't need monsters from space to create enchanting science fiction. You just need Ray Bradbury.

Una vergüenza. No venía contractilado ni empacado fuera del sobre, lo cual me dió mala espina. Desde que lo tomé lo sentí raro al tacto. Mal cortado, la portada es más larga que la hojas, se siente y se ve como vil cartulina. La impresión es de media a mala calidad.El papel no se diga, se siente y se ve como papel de impresora.Todo me hace pensar (casi con seguridad) que es una réplica, copias tal cual del libro original. Libro pirata cómo dicen por ahí.No lo regreso porque no lo he encontrado en otro lado, y lo quiero leer en físico, pero es de verdad deleznable que vendan piratería y/o algo de esta calidad en Amazon. Busquen otra edición o compren el Kindle.

Bradbury depicts magic atmospheres and offers challenging demands about art and man

Item arrived in less thsn a week and was in mint condition. Everything was better tan expected. Will do business again. Fast and neat. Perfect!