Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Green Town #2

Ray Bradbury

293 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy horror dark mysterious medium-paced

Description

Few American novels written this century have endured in th heart and mind as has this one-Ray Bradbury's incomparable masterwork of the dark fantastic. A carnival rolls in sometime after the midnight hour on a chill Midwestern October eve, usheri...

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Community Reviews Summary of 9,678 reviews

Moods

dark 86%
mysterious 78%
adventurous 59%
tense 42%
reflective 25%
emotional 23%
hopeful 16%
challenging 14%
inspiring 7%
funny 5%
sad 5%
lighthearted 4%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 23%
fast 19%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 51% | Plot: 28% | Character: 19%

Strong character development?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 17%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 61% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 70% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.77

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