#83 in Classics
Dandelion Wine
- 239
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Dandelion Wine is a 1957 novel by American writer Ray Bradbury, set in the summer of 1928 in the fictional town of Green Town, Illinois, based upon Bradbury's childhood home of Waukegan, Illinois. The first novel in his Green Town Trilogy, the book developed from the short story "Dandelion Wine", which appeared in the June 1953 issue of Gourmet magazine.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 222 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 60% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Classics average of 7.7. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 26 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 196 | 88% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“"Some people turn sad awfully young. No special reason, it seems, but they seem almost to be born that way. They bruise easier, tire faster, cry quicker, remember longer and, as I say, get sadder younger than anyone else in the world. I know, for I'm one of them." What a beautiful book.”
“A stealth short story collection that suffers from the same problems a lot of short story collections do, namely some of the stories just aren't that good. Maybe not “not good”, but at the very least very few of the stories grabbed me. Bradbury is…”
Frequently asked
How long is Dandelion Wine?
It has 239 pages — shorter than 98% of the ranked books in Classics.
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