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I See You Never
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Mr. Ramirez had come from Mexico to be a boarder at Mrs. O'Brian's house in Los Angeles. He worked in a factory, saved some money and enjoyed life very much indeed. Unfortunately he only had a temporary visa and when the police caught up with him he was forced to leave. Mrs. O'Brian realized that she would never see him again.
Mr. Ramirez had come from Mexico to be a boarder at Mrs. O'Brian's house in Los Angeles. He worked in a factory, saved some money and enjoyed life very much indeed. Unfortunately he only had a temporary visa and when the police caught up with him he was forced to leave. Mrs. O'Brian realized that she would never see him again.
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3 pages, ebook
First published November 8, 1947
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About the author
Ray Bradbury
2,417 books24.2k followersRay Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.
Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955). Other notable works include the coming of age novel Dandelion Wine (1957), the dark fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and film productions as well as comic books. Bradbury also wrote poetry which has been published in several collections, such as They Have Not Seen the Stars (2001).
The New York Times called Bradbury "An author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation" and "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".
Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955). Other notable works include the coming of age novel Dandelion Wine (1957), the dark fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and film productions as well as comic books. Bradbury also wrote poetry which has been published in several collections, such as They Have Not Seen the Stars (2001).
The New York Times called Bradbury "An author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation" and "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".
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December 2, 2024
Red Card.
Mrs. O'Brian runs a lovely cozy boarding house in downtown Los Angeles, and Mr. Ramirez has been his best tenant for many many a months now, that is, until one ill-starred day he arrives to her porch escorted—by two police officers!
Ow. This was sweet and painful to watch. I just wished... Ow.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1947] [3p] [Fiction] [3.5] [Conditional Recommendable]
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★★★☆☆ Fahrenheit 451. [3.5]
★★★★☆ The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl.
★★★☆☆ I See You Never. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ The Crowd.
★★☆☆☆ Embroidery. [2.5]
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Tarjeta Roja.
La señora O'Brian dirige una adorable y acogedora pensión en el centro de Los Ángeles, y el señor Ramírez ha sido su mejor inquilino durante muchos muchos meses ya, esto es, hasta que un muy desafortunado día llega a su porche escoltado—por dos agentes de policía!
Aw. Esto fue dulce y doloroso de ver. Sólo quisiera que... Aw.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1947] [3p] [Ficción] [3.5] [Recomendable Condicional]
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Mrs. O'Brian runs a lovely cozy boarding house in downtown Los Angeles, and Mr. Ramirez has been his best tenant for many many a months now, that is, until one ill-starred day he arrives to her porch escorted—by two police officers!
Ow. This was sweet and painful to watch. I just wished... Ow.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1947] [3p] [Fiction] [3.5] [Conditional Recommendable]
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★★★☆☆ Fahrenheit 451. [3.5]
★★★★☆ The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl.
★★★☆☆ I See You Never. [3.5]
★★★☆☆ The Crowd.
★★☆☆☆ Embroidery. [2.5]
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Tarjeta Roja.
La señora O'Brian dirige una adorable y acogedora pensión en el centro de Los Ángeles, y el señor Ramírez ha sido su mejor inquilino durante muchos muchos meses ya, esto es, hasta que un muy desafortunado día llega a su porche escoltado—por dos agentes de policía!
Aw. Esto fue dulce y doloroso de ver. Sólo quisiera que... Aw.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1947] [3p] [Ficción] [3.5] [Recomendable Condicional]
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December 31, 2019
This was so heartfelt, but I feel like it pulled a few punches. Idk. Maybe it's cos the 60s is really not the worst that immigration can get. But it's sad that nothing has changed :(
In other news I read 150 books, yay! Wish that the last two weren't cryfests
In other news I read 150 books, yay! Wish that the last two weren't cryfests
October 3, 2024
A beautiful, poignant, and sad short story about loss of people in our lives and the consequences of immigrant policy that I first read long ago and I always tear up when I read it. It is about platonic relationships and yet reminds too about the loss of deep and daily connection that too often happens when romantic relationships end as well as the smaller but real losses caused by US immigration policy while leaving the bigger losses to be described by others.
January 14, 2020
In my opinion, I See You Never isn't very interesting. I didn't feel excited to turn the page and didn't picture everything in my mind. Although this story wasn't the best, Some of Ray Bradbury's other writing is good.
July 5, 2019
Touching story. The last line was brilliant.
December 24, 2024
no police brutatility?
now that's some hardcore sci-fi
now that's some hardcore sci-fi
July 18, 2016
I feel like I missed something. If not, this is definitely not one of Bradbury's best.
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