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Lädt ... Perchance to Dream (2015)von Charles Beaumont
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Some outdated ideas about colonialism and women - but not too much. The stories that I really enjoyed elevated this to four stars, despite those outdated ideas. ( ) The stories at the beginning of the collection are very good. I particularly liked ‘The Jungle’, ‘The Howling Man’ and ‘The Beautiful People’. Definitely worth a read. I struggled to get through the last third of the stories. They didn’t draw me in or keep me compelled. I think if you like interesting or weird short stories definitely give this a try, just realize not all of them are great. I would give this a 3.5 bc the stories that are good are amazing ( 5 stars) but the ones toward the back are only 3 stars. So while it would make sense to give this a 4, not sure I’m willing to do so. 23 of Beaumont's best tales, foreword by Bradbury, afterword by Shatner, I'm giving it 5 stars and I haven't even cracked the spine. I didn't change my mind after finishing this. Bradbury correctly categorized Beaumont as an "idea" writer, for instance: "What if a guy thought that if he fell asleep the universe would end?" That kind of thing. Take an idea and see where it leads. Sounds easy, right? If it was we would all be writers. Not surprisingly these stories have a Twilight Zone feel to them and Beaumont was a chief contributor to the iconic television program. Written by one of the authors of the Twilight Zone, these very short stories, mostly less than 20 pages each) are fun and made me feel as though I was actually watching that series. Ray Bradbury explained in the introduction that Charles (Chuck Nutt) was the alpha male "blinding force" to their group of writers then known as the Southern California Sorcerers. Very talented writer. Sad to hear he died young. Hope his other works are available. Charles Beaumont's Perchance to Dream is an uneven collection of short stories. Some are terrific, including those he later adapted for Twilight Zone episodes: the title story, "The Jungle", "The Howling Man", "Song for a Lady", "In His Image", and "The Beautiful People". In all instances the source material naturally exceeds the adaptations in quality and nuance; the effects of the shackles of the television series' time constraints and network censors are clearly evident after reading the originals. Apart from these, however, it's really a mixed bag: a few with a neat twist ending, but most feeling forced or falling flat.
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The profoundly original and wildly entertaining short stories of a legendary Twilight Zone writer. It is only natural that Charles Beaumont would make a name for himself crafting scripts for The Twilight Zone, for his was an imagination so limitless it must have emerged from some other dimension. Perchance to Dream contains a selection of Beaumont's finest stories, including five that he later adapted for Twilight Zone episodes. Beaumont dreamed up fantasies so vast and varied they burst through the walls of whatever box might contain them. Supernatural, horror, noir, science fiction, fantasy, pulp, and more: all were equally at home in his wondrous mind. These are stories where lions stalk the plains, classic cars rove the streets, and spacecraft hover just overhead. Here roam musicians, magicians, vampires, monsters, toreros, extraterrestrials, androids, and perhaps even the Devil himself. With dizzying feats of master storytelling and joyously eccentric humor, Beaumont transformed his nightmares and reveries into impeccably crafted stories that leave themselves indelibly stamped upon the walls of the mind. In Beaumont's hands, nothing is impossible; it all seems plausible, even likely. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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