A review by cheezvshcrvst
Green Shadows, White Whale by Ray Bradbury

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

What an incredible ode to Ireland and to a time always gone, always Past, never near! Ray can tell a story, and, even truer, can tell many stories to tell one story, and this one’s no less for these. In fact, the only reason I don’t rate this more highly is because the poetry of it were the best bits and everything else read like someone was demanding more where less said would’ve been better. Which, I know, is crazy of me to insist upon- this is Ray Bradbury talking about living in Ireland in 1953 to write a screenplay for a film adaptation of one of the most audacious books of all time for one of the most audacious directors in any memory! And yet, no, I did not need so many words. There’s some incredibly beautiful and sharp and vivid passages and descriptions in here. Read it, and love it, but don’t count on wanting to revisit it. Just as Ray said for his time in Ireland, I won’t be coming back to this one. Though it will stay with me.