Bradbury, no stranger to the land of the fantastic, takes us to the bizarre world of Hollywood and its myriad movie sets in A Graveyard for Lunatics. Bradbury writing about the fantasy world of Hollywood is a very natural coupling, and gives Bradbury an amazing canvas unto which he can paint his complex, interesting characters. There is a constant battle for attention between the place and the characters, a tension that helps rather than hinders the story. The plotting is not Bradbury's best. The central mystery of the novel is rather translucent. However this is more than made up for by Bradbury's lyrical writing, his characterization, and the magic that runs like an electrical pulse through the novel. If this is your first foray into Bradbury's work, I would recommend you read The Martian Chronicles or Farenheit 451 or The Illustrated Man instead. If you know and love Bradbury, dive right in.
