There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury (www.btboces.org)
from Lacanoodle@literature.cafe to shortstories@literature.cafe on 29 May 2024 22:28
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Ray Bradbury is bloody brilliant writrer of Fahrenheit 451)

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Chuymatt@beehaw.org on 29 May 2024 22:48 next collapse

That one made me so depressed as a kid.

Lacanoodle@literature.cafe on 29 May 2024 23:13 next collapse

Those tears were the soft rains then

Oka@lemmy.ml on 30 May 2024 01:39 next collapse

I was already a depressed kid. But the story hit different. Most kids stories have happy endings, and Ray Bradbury was probably the first author I read that had more thought provoking stories.

CaptObvious@literature.cafe on 30 May 2024 03:29 collapse

Same here. Bradbury was always a little darker and more horror oriented than I usually liked. Growing up in the 60s and 70s, this one was a little too possible.

MossyFeathers@pawb.social on 29 May 2024 23:21 next collapse

I love the animated version (this one is missing English subtitles, but it’s a much higher quality than other versions; here’s one with English subs).

I think the former version is maybe an AI remaster of a recently discovered film reel? Either that or it’s been recolored by hand. I know they found a film reel with There Will Come Soft Rains a few years ago, however iirc the colors were very faded and almost non-existent. Anyway, I think that’s why the colors on the former are different than the latter in some places.

Lacanoodle@literature.cafe on 29 May 2024 23:26 collapse

Thanks for that, I’m gonna check that out!

PinGZ@infosec.pub on 29 May 2024 23:40 next collapse

Absolutely love Ray Bradbury’s work. I’ve read this a few times and it always hits different. Great his time the “ouch” was this future was sad and lonely in 2026…

henfredemars@infosec.pub on 30 May 2024 01:15 collapse

I love this short story!