I didn’t really care for this book, although I loved Fahrenheit 451. I read this one for the R.I.P. Challenge because I knew I wouldn’t get to The Picture of Dorian Gray. Probably the main reason I didn’t like it was because I don’t like Halloween. I don’t even celebrate it at all. Autumn is my favorite season, and I do love everything about it. . . except Halloween. (I’m not a scrooge, though; I still hand out candy if we’re home.)
So why did I read it then? Well, the storyline was quite a bit different from what I expected. I just expected a scary Halloween night story, and it was that, but it was also a celebration of Halloween. Similar to A Christmas Carol, a ‘ghost’ (with a Marley knocker) takes the boys through the celebration of Halloween through the ages. Anyway, if you enjoy the holiday, then you’ll like this story quite a bit.
I’m still glad I read the book, though, because it is Ray Bradbury, and I do want to read more of his work.
1972, 145 pp.
Rating: 3
Haven’t read this yet, I will. I just finished Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, you may like that one better. It has a great message and delivers it in a unique way.
Funny… your reasons for disliking the book are exactly my reasons for loving the book.
i thought this book was great althought i thought that Fahrenheit 451 was garbage i started reading it got to about page 26 theni closed the book and through in the trash how ever i loved the spooky behavior of the halloween tree it was awsome and witty and of course spooky
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