Glad you enjoyed it! I had a similar experience. The Martian Chronicles was my first Bradbury book earlier this year and, while great, it wasn't quite one of my all-time favorites. Last week I read Fahrenheit 451 in one day and it was the type of gut punch I've been wanting for a long time. When I get time I'm still intending to delve deeper into what the hell some of the allegories/metaphors/figurative writing in the novel is referring to. But on its surface, it was beautiful. Well... dark and beautiful.

This year I've read so many sci-fi books that I respect and find intellectually interesting, but it's rare that I enjoy the writing itself. Bradbury seems like a different breed. It's almost more fantasy than sci-fi to me, and his writing is really enjoyable.

Imagine my surprise when I went on Goodreads (cursed site...) afterward and saw my old high school English teacher had written a critique-filled review of the book. It seems many of the negative reviews are obsessed with the idea that Bradbury writes for teenagers. I'm in my 30s and I find it great, so... different strokes for different folks. Time to find some more Bradbury books from my library.