Early Escapist Literature
When I was in grade school in the midsixties I discovered imaginative fiction: science fiction, fantasy and whatever RB wrote. I loved it all and it helped me temporarily escape my humdrum life in small town Oregon. I was very fortunate to have a father who appreciated imaginative fiction, so I could get parental permission for the "adult" books at the library.
To this day I can't help but smile if I just hear the name Dandelion Wine, The Illustrated Man, The Martian Chronicles or Something Wicked This Way Comes. I could get lost for hours at the old library in Oregon City, which had a great picnic area grounds around it, you could spend entire days during summer in and out of the library with your nose in books.
Sad to think the old Grand Masters are nearly all gone. I think only Asimov inspired me more than Bradbury, but that was also because of his non-fiction, which I absolutely loved. That's it, to the Amazon cloud to see what I can download to my Kindle by RB!
