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The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury is "half-cousin to a novel" and "a book of stories pretending to be a novel" (Ray Bradbury: The Life of Fiction by Jonathan R. Eller and William F. Touponce, 2004, p. 111). Those description fit most of Bradbury's books, the one major exception being Farenheit 451 (1953).
The Martian Chronicles has the distinction of being Bradbury's first published book. It is comprised of some previously short stories strong together with other stories to form a coherent f ...more
The Martian Chronicles has the distinction of being Bradbury's first published book. It is comprised of some previously short stories strong together with other stories to form a coherent f ...more
Bradbury at his most controlled and at his best. Still filled with his beautiful language that leaps out from the page, but this collection is more controlled and nuanced. Especially look out for "There Will Come Soft Rains".
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My first Bradbury book. A great read and I followed up the Something Wicked This Way Comes. Martian Chronicles definitely wasn't what I expected in regards to heavy sci-fi. It was still and excellent read.
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Aug 06, 2007
Kristen
marked it as to-read
Feb 22, 2010
James
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it was amazing
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Mar 03, 2013
Dr M
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Oct 05, 2013
Kelly
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