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Whether you read SF or not, Ray Bradbury writes beautifully. His style is dreamy and lyrical, satirical and funny, and at times creepy as hell.
This book is interconnected short stories, rather than a novel in the traditional sense. It describes the imagined human colonization of Mars. Some parts are extremely dated: all the men smoke cigars and shoot things; the women bake gingerbread. I guess cell phones and YouTube were beyond the realm of
possibility in 1950, too; Bradbury had people still usi ...more
This book is interconnected short stories, rather than a novel in the traditional sense. It describes the imagined human colonization of Mars. Some parts are extremely dated: all the men smoke cigars and shoot things; the women bake gingerbread. I guess cell phones and YouTube were beyond the realm of
possibility in 1950, too; Bradbury had people still usi ...more
This is one of those books where you may read it in school and you may not. Unfortunately my school was never offered this book as an opportunity. I'm glad that I was able to pick it up and read it on my own. The only Ray Bradbury book I read was Farenheit 451, and that was a school read. It remained one of my favorite books and one that I made sure to buy when I was building up a bookshelf of my own.
The Martian Chronicles is just as good as everyone says it is. The best way to describe this boo ...more
The Martian Chronicles is just as good as everyone says it is. The best way to describe this boo ...more
Fascinating and thought provoking. Loved it.
Loved it. Bradbury's language is just so gorgeous, his stories so captivating.
My favorite part was "AUGUST 2026: THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS" - so beautifully tragic.
Favorite Quotes:
"Men have a talent for ruining big, beautiful things. The only reason we didn’t set up hot-dog stands in the midst of the Egyptian temple of Karnak is because it was out of the way and served no large commercial purpose."
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"When you want to do a thing badly enough, you lie to yourself. You say the other people ar ...more
My favorite part was "AUGUST 2026: THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS" - so beautifully tragic.
Favorite Quotes:
"Men have a talent for ruining big, beautiful things. The only reason we didn’t set up hot-dog stands in the midst of the Egyptian temple of Karnak is because it was out of the way and served no large commercial purpose."
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"When you want to do a thing badly enough, you lie to yourself. You say the other people ar ...more
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