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I Sing the Body Electric
I Sing the Body Electric: And Other Stories | Ray Bradbury
The mind of Ray Bradbury is a wonder-filled carnival of delight and terror that stretches from the verdant Irish countryside to the coldest reaches of outer space. Yet all his work is united by one common thread: a vivid and profound understanding of the vast seet of emotionsthat bring strength and mythic resonance to our frail species. Ray Bradbury characters may find themselves anywhere and anywhen. A horrified mother may give birth to a strange blue pyramid. A man may take Abraham Linkoln out of the grave--and meet another who puts him back. An amazing Electrical Grandmother may come to live with a grieving family. An old parrort may have learned over long evenings to imitate the voice of Ernest Hemingway, and become the last link to the last link to the great man. A priest on Mars may confront his fondest dream: to meet the Messiah. Each of these magnificient creations has something to tell us about our own humanity--and all of their fates await you in this new trade edition of twenty-eight classic Bradbury stories and one luscious poem. Travel on an unpredictable and unforgettable literary journey--safe in the hands of the century's great men of imagination. The mind of Ray Bradbury is a wonder-filled carnival of delight and terror that stretches from the verdant Irish countryside to the coldest reaches of outer space. Yet all his work is united by one common thread: a vivid and profound understanding of the vast set of emotions that bring strength and mythic resonance to our frail species. Ray Bradbury characters may find themselves anywhere and anywhen. A horrified mother may give birth to a strange blue pyramid. A man may take Abraham Lincoln out of the grave--and meet another who puts him back. An amazing Electrical Grandmother may come to live with a grieving family. An old parrot may have learned over long evenings to imitate the voice of Ernest Hemingway, and became the last link to the great man. A priest on Mars may confront his fondest dream: to meet the Messiah. Each of these magnificent creations has something to tell us about our humanity--and all of their fates await you in this new trade edition of twenty-eight classic Bradbury stories and one luscious poem. Travel on an unpredictable and unforgettable literary journey--safe in the hands of one the century s great men of imagination.
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Eggs
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Pickpick

Bradbury used the Whitman poem to entitle this story collection! Body electric refers to a machine that, to a widower and his three young children, becomes their grandmother figure after the wife/mother dies. Intriguing!
#authoramonth2020 @Soubhiville

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IamIamIam
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When you open up your Kindle to see this but forgot you decided to read a short story before bed and was actually reading a book about The Sun Down Motel...

Wow, that got weird for a minute... 😂
#WheresMyCoffee

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Eggs
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Green cover love 💚💚

#greencovers

#deardecember

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sophierayton
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Mehso-so

A bit hit and miss for me. Bradbury is such a master that I put the ones I didn't get on with down to my own failings rather than his.

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jpmcwisemorgan
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A friend and I were discussing movies we grew up with that a colleague‘s son might like and I remembered there was a TV movie based on what of the stories from this book. I‘d forgotten! I only vaguely remember the movie but it was a nice little nostalgic moment. #sing (from the title) #Quotsy #QuotsyDec17 #LitsyQuoteChallenge

robinb Nice quote! 7y
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DebinHawaii
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Day 9 #AprilBookShowers #artificialintelligence My mind immediately ran to the titular story in this book where a family grieving the mother gets an electric grandmother to care for them. My 5th grade teacher was a science fiction buff & had us reading lots of Bradbury & I think this was my first A.I. There was also a Twilight Zone episode from it & an 80s television movie, The Electric Grandmother. Bought the e-book a while back for a reread.🤖

Cinfhen Deb you know what popped into my mind....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG-wl2qqD7Y&sns=em

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DebinHawaii @Cinfhen Hah! I forgot all about the song in the Fame movie--another 80s great. 😆👍 I probably could have mentioned the Whitman poem too. 😀 8y
KarenUK @Cinfhen 🙌🙌🙌💕 8y
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Cinfhen 😂🎵😂FAME❤️❤️❤️how was Disney @KarenUK ??? 8y
KarenUK @cinfhen Third day coming to an end.... Fun, but I'm beat! Lovely girl time with my niece who I see so rarely... thanks😍💕 (edited) 8y
RealLifeReading Oh wow your 5th grade teacher sounds cool! 8y
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tracyrowanreads
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It's one of those days when everything looks good to me. I just picked up this Bradbury for $1.99, Robert Campbell's The Junkyard Dog, and Defragmenting Daniel by Werebeloff for free. Also requested three Vine books, An Almond for a Parrot (Delaney), Stockholm Delete (Lapidus), and Mad Country (Upadhyay) a sure sign that I'm feeling more like my old self.

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Peterdamien
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Started writing my next short story tonight, then slowly realized it was a sort of love letter to Ray Bradbury. So I dug out some relevant volumes to revel for a bit

BekahB Nice! Bradbury is one of those authors who makes me want to write. 🙂 8y
MrBook Awesome 😊! 8y
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8leagueboot
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I tagged Bradbury because I would certainly recommend it to his fans and this title isn't registered yet. Outlook Springs is a literary magazine "from the interdimensional press of Langston Brumbletooth", full of beautiful, slightly wonky poetry and prose. I'm more blown away with every piece!