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4. Ray Bradbury's The Halloween Tree

4. Ray Bradbury's The Halloween Tree

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If you like reading A Christmas Carol in December, then you should read Ray Bradbury's The Halloween Tree in October. In addition to capturing the atmosphere of halloween, Bradbury helps readers look death in the face through the lense of past cultures, while painting a joyous, redemptive, all American portrait of All Hallows’ Eve. While he does offer some candied comfort to the problem of mortality, I wish Bradbury had arrived at the conclusion of “O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” - 1 Cor 15:55. I’ll take Christ over candy any day!

*Correction - I reference the book Green Shadows, White Whale, but called the wrong name - FYI! Also, if you're a Bradbury fan, you should definitely check out his website at raybradbury.com
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