Book Review

Now and Forever (2007)

Ray Bradbury
Reviewed by Simon Vozick-Levinson | Sep 07, 2007
EW's GRADE
B+

Details Release Date: Sep 04, 2007; Writer: Ray Bradbury; Genres: Fiction, Sci-fi and Fantasy; Publisher: William Morrow

Now and Forever offers two long-gestating novellas from the master: a fable about a desert town populated by immortals (''Somewhere a Band Is Playing'') and a futuristic take on Melville's Moby-Dick set on a starship (''Leviathan '99'').

For Fans of... The most mystical vignettes tattooed on Bradbury's Illustrated Man; particularly philosophical episodes of The Twilight Zone.

Bottom LineBradbury's characters are frustratingly vague, but his prose remains transcendent. B+

Originally posted Sep 07, 2007 Published in issue #953-954 Sep 14, 2007 Order article reprints

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