There Will Come Soft Rains

There Will Come Soft Rains

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"There Will Come Soft Rains" is a science fiction short story by author Ray Bradbury written as a chronicle about a lone house that stands intact in a California city that has otherwise been obliterated by a nuclear bomb, and then is destroyed in a fire caused by a windstorm.


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Very short, but absolutely amazing. Pretty cool way to make a whole world out of a classic poem.

April 17, 2023

Summary: A lone house stands after a nuclear disaster, continuing its automated tasks.

September 4, 2024

One of my favourite short stories ever. Bradbury is a genius.

January 31, 2020

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