Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. (Books) Customer Reviews: 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,700 ratings. It is a beautiful look at what it’s like to be alive and to be a child in a world that is infinitely bigger than you are. Amazon.in - Buy Dandelion Wine: A Novel (Grand Master Editions) book online at best prices in India on Amazon.in. No matter how many times I read this book, I always cry. The stories examine the close relationships among members of the community as Douglas is going through his own journey of trying to understand the world he lives in. It was what sparked my love of Bradbury and opened my eyes to the possibilities of speculative fiction.ĭandelion Wine collects several shorter stories that mainly follow 12-year-old Douglas Spaulding and some of the interesting characters in his small hometown of Green Town, Illinois. It completely grabbed me, and I want to thank my former teacher, Lauren Ward, for having us read this book. In the tension between the two, Doug finds himself facing the most. This was assigned reading for my high school English class, and it was my first foray into Bradbury’s work. In Dandelion Wine, Doug experiences both kinds of time, chronological as well as ritual. When I think of this time of year, the first book that comes to mind is Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine.

Springtime is coming to a close, with summer close behind. I mustn’t forget, I’m alive, I know I’m alive, I mustn’t forget it tonight or tomorrow or the day after that.” - Douglas Spaulding, Dandelion Wine “Let me feel tired, now, let me feel tired.

“I want to feel all there is to feel,” he thought.

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