Driving Blind [Hardcover]

Ray Bradbury (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1997

A stunning new collection of short fiction by the beloved Dean of American storytellers, "Driving Blind" takes readers on unforgettable excursions to the fantastic, glorious grand tours through time and memory--interspersed with strange, unexpected side trips to the disturbing and the eerie.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Following his Quicker than the Eye (Avon, 1996), Bradbury, author of such sf classics as Fahrenheit 451 (1953), returns in top form with another new collection of 21 short stories, only four of which were previously published. In "Fee Fie Foe Fum," Grandma fears her grandson-in-law's intentions for her with his new garbage disposal unit. In "Someone in the Rain," a man's adult experiences at a summer resort don't live up to his childhood memories. Bradbury explores a tarnished circus, one of his favorite themes, in "That Old Dog Lying in the Dust." He paints vivid word pictures of people and small towns in a kind of skewed Norman Rockwell way that moves beyond sf categorization. A must for all fiction collections.
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From Kirkus Reviews

Arriving too late for a full review, grandmaster Bradbury's latest collection (Quicker Than the Eye, 1996, etc.) consists of 17 new tales and 4 reprints, 197497. Among the themes: gambling, WW II, a dead man who doesn't realize he's dead, sexual awakening and ghost stories, a mysterious theft, a sinister butcher and an equally sinister garbage disposal unit, a man with no face who's an expert car salesman (the title piece), circuses, moths, twins, September, a street-cleaning machine, a persecuted smart kid, Irish blarney, religion, and the death of Death. Typically diverse, veering between sentiment and nostalgia, and set forth in the curiously mannered, modern-antique style that has become Bradbury's trademark. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 261 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow; 1st edition (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380973812
• ISBN-13: 978-0380973811
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,003,752 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ray Bradbury has published some 500 short stories, novels, plays and poems since his first story appeared in Weird Tales when he was twenty years old. Among his many famous works are 'Fahrenheit 451', 'The Illustrated Man' and 'The Martian Chronicles'.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Author; Overated Book!, May 1, 2000

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Regan Mc Mullan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Driving Blind (Hardcover)

I bought this book expecting stories on par with those found in The Illustrated Man, and R is for Rocket, boy was I wrong! Now don't misunderstand me these stories weren't that bad its just that after reading some of Bradbury's best stories, these just don't quite leave the same impression on me as The Long Rain, and the Outsiders. Still this was a good book to help fill my Bradbury collection. And so, here's my recommendation to Mr and Mrs. John Q. Taxpayer, buy this book if you love Bradbury, if not look elsewhere, and buy The Illustrated Man instead! Peace.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Nice!! Pleasurable and witty., February 2, 2006

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Rajesh Jhunjhunwala - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Driving Blind (Hardcover)

This book was a compilation of short stories by Ray Bradbury. Unlike most of Bradbury's other books, this one is not based in the future. If I were to make a guess of the time frame of the book in the mid 1940's. I would say that they were put in the same book because they were all focused on the art of deception. One of the better stories in the book was "Hello, I Must Be Going". It is about one of two men, one of whom is a friend of the other. The "other" was/ is a man who is actually dead! He talks to his friend over a long series of drinks, and neither of them can make sense of either of them. The dead man, Henry, is telling his friend, Steve, that he has been very sad, of late, because his poor wife is no longer weeping for him. It would seem as if he did not exist. As Henry got up to leave Steve started to weep. This made Henry feel much better. Henry fell a little happier with himself because at least someone wept for him. The wit an the fun of the book makes it very pleasurable to read. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to be slightly baffled, yet walk away with a smile on their faces. It is very cleverly crafted; the reader cannot have a complete understanding of it. But nonetheless, it gives the reader enough to get the jokes and find out what is happening. In a sense, the book is almost in command of the reader.