She assures him that her love will continue, even beyond the limits of Timothy's own mortality - after he dies, she will still love him all the same. Dec 17, Amanda rated it really liked it. The story is a lot of things, but scary is not one of them. Folklore and family and not belonging all in a short story. I absolutely loved the illustrations by Dave McKean! Oct 01, A. Though it has appeared in a few collections of Bradbury's work, it was recently republished as a stand-alone hardcover book with illustrations by Dave McKean.
I encourage you to find this little tome and read it this October. It is quintessential Bradbury - chock full of metaphors that leave you spinning with dark imagery, cold autumn wind, and mysterious characters.
I can't help but feel sympathetic and even akin to To inaugurate another October I just re-read Bradbury's classic The Homecoming. I can't help but feel sympathetic and even akin to the lonely main character, Timothy. He longs for something he can't have, and may never have, despite reassurances that he's better off without it. I know I've felt that way before, have you? As Timothy leaned out, a flesh-and-blood gargoyle, the vast armada of tomb dust and web and wing and October leaf and graveyard blossom pelted the roofs even as on the land around the hill shadows trotted the roads and threaded the forests armed with teeth and velvet paws and flickered ears, barking to the moon.
Sep 12, Haleigh Calhoun added it Shelves: reading This book tells you right off that it is for those who love Halloween. The Homecoming is about a family celebrating all Hallow's Eve with their dead ancestors who are all ghouls. The illustrations really make the book come alive. The family goes through the evening with different elements of who all joins the party and how they look.
I honestly had to read the book a few times to figure out what was going on. It tried to be scary but it some was odd. It has many positive views and ratings and su This book tells you right off that it is for those who love Halloween. It has many positive views and ratings and suggested for all ages of reading. I am not so sure I would agree. I compared it somewhat to The Nightmare Before Christmas.
It can be creepy to some children and lovable to others. I appreciate the author and have read some of his stuff but I am just not the biggest fan of this book the first time I read it. Aug 03, Joel Griswell rated it liked it. Interesting little book. Sure enough, both deliver. This is a quite a odd little horror tale, about a "regular" boy surrounded by a family of monster's, he's the under-appreciated oddball, and desperate wants wings or fangs or something exciting.
I found the story a bit hard to follow, maybe its because of the bizarre way that the text is presented on the page, of McKean's artwork which tends to always steal the show.
Still though, I need to s Interesting little book. Still though, I need to stop always trying to figure out "the point" or themes of all these stories, and learn to merely soak in the experience and enjoy it, and as experiences go, this one's a delightful little romp in terror. Nov 14, Mark Oppenlander rated it it was ok Shelves: short-stories , fantasy , childrens-and-ya , horror.
This is a storybook version of one of Bradbury's more popular stories, "The Homecoming. First, the illustrations are in a style that I find jarring and off-putting. They do not add to the flavor of the book for me at all. In fact, for my reading of this text, they are in dissonance. Second, I have never cared for this story as much as some of Bradbury's others. I may tire of reading them, but they are classics. But this story is mediocre in my opinion and does not move me as those others do.
This book is for Bradbury completists only. Apr 22, Stephen Theaker rated it really liked it. A gorgeous book, put together with great care. It only took about five minutes to read, of course, being a short story. The idea - of packaging classic short stories with superb modern artwork - is a good one, but would probably be best aimed at children.
My four year old daughter loved it, but then she's made us sit through Mirrormask three times so far this week Dec 26, Tanya rated it liked it.
So difficult to rate this book. Got it mostly for illustrations I love McKean. And Bradbury He always confuses me, and out off that mess in my head that he creates, amazing images and atmosphere emerge A story is simply not long enough, not even with the help from McKean. I'll have to reread this one. Jan 28, neko cam rated it it was ok. Honestly, I picked this up for the amazing artwork. The story itself was okay; nothing amazing, though it does feature some lovely descriptions.
The illustrations are really very good and are almost enough to single-handedly make worthwhile checking out this edition. Sep 15, Jen Knapp rated it liked it. This one just never grabbed me. I do like Bradbury, so I was disappointed not to like this one. Nov 02, Jennifer rated it liked it. I see maple leaves blowing high.
I see a small bat flying. Aug 29, StrictlySequential rated it it was ok Shelves: prose-or-other-adaptation , and-own-exact-edition.
He did design the book very stylishly with the words going in all kinds of directions and positions. My gripe with Bradbury in general, who I'm also a big fan of, is that he would write something confusing then clear it up later instead of making it clear in the first forcing me to spend time in vain trying to decipher that then becomes a total wa McKean's illustrations could have been MUCH more appropriate to the story and were poor none-the-less even though I am a BIG fan of his art in general.
My gripe with Bradbury in general, who I'm also a big fan of, is that he would write something confusing then clear it up later instead of making it clear in the first forcing me to spend time in vain trying to decipher that then becomes a total waste. He did this about four times in this story and its angered me in many others of his. Mar 13, Carmel rated it really liked it. I read this for my English class and it was quite fun to read.
At first I was confused by the types of characters that were being described, but then I quickly understood what type of family this was and it made more sense. It's sad that Timothy felt the way he did in his own family, but I'm glad his mother and uncle were supportive. Sep 30, Marlee rated it it was amazing Shelves: made-me-shudder-with-perfection , anthologies , classics , spooky-reads , 2-spooky-months This was the perfect way to finish the first half of my 2 Spooky Months of I've always loved Bradbury's rich writing and impeccable world building, and this is a delightful little story to showcase those qualities.
The illustrations and page design, combined with the dark atmosphere, make this volume one to revisit every Halloween. Sep 16, Donald rated it really liked it. This is a beautiful book! Not my favorite story from "The October Country", but with this artwork, it really hums! And who couldn't sympathize with Timothy? Not fitting in with one's family, being the black sheep as it were, is a pretty common feeling for many.
The twist in this book on that theme is were well done! Keep looking for those wings young man! Dec 01, Engel Dreizehn rated it really liked it Shelves: library A very strange family reunion is a brewing the horror feel and pacing is similar to "Something Wicked This Way Comes" coupled with some very appropriate, spooky style illustrations from Dave McKean. Mar 18, Sarah rated it it was amazing.
I had never heard of this short story but knowing about Ray Bradbury, I knew it would be good. Great Halloween story. A bit creepy at some parts and wondering why Ray would write it like that but then again, why not?
Jan 08, Andy rated it it was amazing. From the atmospheric writing to the magnificent illustration, The Homecoming is simply a superb little book. I saw this in a bookstore, and took it home for my kids. Turns out I pull it out more often than they do; I'm simply blown away. Strange and creepy There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one ». Readers also enjoyed. Short Stories. Science Fiction. About Ray Bradbury. Ray Bradbury. Ray Douglas Bradbury, American novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, screenwriter and poet, was born August 22, in Waukegan, Illinois. He graduated from a Los Angeles high school in Although his formal education ended there, he became a "student of life," selling newspapers on L.
He became a full-time writer in , and contributed numerous short stories to periodicals before publishing a collection of them, Dark Carnival, in His reputation as a writer of courage and vision was established with the publication of The Martian Chronicles in , which describes the first attempts of Earth people to conquer and colonize Mars, and the unintended consequences.
Next came The Illustrated Man and then, in , Fahrenheit , which many consider to be Bradbury's masterpiece, a scathing indictment of censorship set in a future world where the written word is forbidden. In an attempt to salvage their history and culture, a group of rebels memorize entire works of literature and philosophy as their books are burned by the totalitarian state.
In all, Bradbury has published more than thirty books, close to short stories, and numerous poems, essays, and plays. His short stories have appeared in more than 1, school curriculum "recommended reading" anthologies. He has been awarded the O. Ray Bradbury has never confined his vision to the purely literary. He adapted sixty-five of his stories for television's Ray Bradbury Theater. In he created the interior metaphors for the Spaceship Earth display at Epcot Center, Disney World, and later contributed to the conception of the Orbitron space ride at Euro-Disney, France.
Married since , Mr. Bradbury and his wife Maggie lived in Los Angeles with their numerous cats. Together, they raised four daughters and had eight grandchildren. Sadly, Maggie passed away in November of On the occasion of his 80th birthday in August , Bradbury said, "The great fun in my life has been getting up every morning and rushing to the typewriter because some new idea has hit me.
The feeling I have every day is very much the same as it was when I was twelve. In any event, here I am, eighty years old, feeling no different, full of a great sense of joy, and glad for the long life that has been allowed me.
I have good plans for the next ten or twenty years, and I hope you'll come along. Soon, however, Cecy lets all the relatives know that she is responsible for Timothy's abilities.
Then everyone laughs all the harder at him, intensifying his humiliation. His mother, though, does her best to console her broken-hearted son by assuring him that although he is mortal, she loves him just as he is. Here, Timothy is an outsider in his family. He has none of the abilities of his brothers and sisters, and he lacks their approval.
This rejection and dejection of Timothy sets an ideal situation for one of Bradbury's philosophical statements about the power of love.
Timothy's mother encourages her mortal son by trying to convince him that he is loved in spite of his differences. She assures him that her love will continue, even beyond the limits of Timothy's own mortality.
In the same vein, Bradbury uses Uncle Einar to point out that man, in realizing his mortality, should appreciate life's richness all the more. Although a predominately serious story, "Homecoming" is not devoid of humor.
Timothy's vampire brothers, who operate the local funeral parlor and bring home "sustenance" for the family, and the "one-thousand-odd-greats Grandmama," who is wrapped in Egyptian cerements and must be propped against the wall like a burned ironing board, were surely inserted by Bradbury to make us smile.
The setting of the story is one of Bradbury's favorites considering the great excitement that Halloween always generated at young Bradbury's home. His Aunt Neva hosted this holiday each year, and it was always more special than even Christmas. The fetching of toadstools and spiders, the hanging of black crepe, and the filling of the numerous punch bowls in "Homecoming" all have a parallel in the glorious Halloweens of Bradbury's youth. His use of the real names of many of his relatives in this story is sufficient evidence of his having written a fantasy steeped in reality.
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