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Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury (unabridged audiobook read by Paul Hecht): Honestly? Meh. I like Bradbury but this one was a bit boring. The language was flowery to the point of distraction and employed far too many overwrought metaphors. As a woman, I also grew tired of the frequent “just us boys” mentality and references to women not understanding these sorts of things and “living on gossip.” The concept – that of an evil carnival and the method by which they keep their freaks – was pretty cool, but the surrounding story was rather lacking.