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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Dandelion Wine




 

At the beginning of the summer, we read Dandelion Wine for our monthly literary gathering to help start our summers the right way. The writing style is easy and natural, and the vignettes of individual characters are poignant and brightly painted. Not only is this an entertaining read, but the content is meaningful as well.

Some of the themes in this book that we discussed were:
  • youth vs. age, coming of age, living and dying
  • preserving time and happiness
  • record-keeping, memory-keeping, memorabilia
  • technology vs. nature
  • human nature vs. mother nature
  • reincarnation
We found so many interesting characters that we wanted to study from this novel but didn't have time to cover even a handful. I love this book so much that I would marry it if I weren't already married.

Thoughts? Have you read this delightful piece?
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  1. JeffSeptember 9, 2013 at 8:21 AM

    I've read several different books by Ray Bradbury, and I've enjoyed everything I've read, but I haven't read that one. Perhaps I need to change that.

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  2. Laura Nielson BaxterSeptember 10, 2013 at 8:06 PM

    Ray Bradbury was an excellent author. I remember reading some of his short stories in elementary school that still haunt me a little...so good!

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