Ray Bradbury's 10 best books

The Monitor picks the 10 best titles from sci-fi titan Ray Bradbury.

5. 'Dandelion Wine'

This semi-autobiographical 1957 novel takes place in the summer of 1928 in the fictional town of Green Town, Ill., a pseudonym for Bradbury’s hometown of Waukegan, Ill. Much of the book explores the routines of small town America and the simple joys of yesteryear, centering on a wine made with dandelion petals that serves as a metaphor for packing all of the joys of summer into a single bottle.

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