#13 in Short stories
The October Country
- 306
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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About the book
The October Country is a 1955 collection of nineteen macabre short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury. It reprints fifteen of the twenty-seven stories of his 1947 collection Dark Carnival, and adds four more of his stories previously published elsewhere.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 83 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 35% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Short stories average of 7.8. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 9.0 | 8 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 75 | 90% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“As a big fan of stories that are in the same vein as Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone, I was eager to read Bradbury's classic anthology, The October Country. With its odd, bizarre, and sometimes chilling narratives, I was not disappointed. The stories themselves are…”
“I loved this book. It helps in so many ways. It is not enough to read it once, but to keep re-reading it, savoring the insights, suggestions, and truths.”
Frequently asked
How long is The October Country?
It has 306 pages — shorter than 93% of the ranked books in Short stories.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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