S Is for Space
by Ray Bradbury
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Read in December, 2007
Reading Bradbury is almost like listening to Bach – one not only enjoys the music but appreciates the form, proportions and structure of the piece on a higher level. I think this collection contains two that were later included in the Martian Chronicles, and they do stand out as the stronger, more well-wrought stories, but there is still some great stuff, in particular non-sci-fi story “The Trolley”, “The Wall,” and “The Pillar of Fire,” which is something of a love song to classi...more
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Read in April, 2008
After reading a couple new books, I've decided to re-visit my permanent library for a book or two. With that in mind, I am re-reading this collection of short stories by the illustrious Bradbury. So far, I am enjoying it this time around as much as the other approximately 8 times I have read the collection. Bradbury truly is one of the masters.
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Mostly these stories are Bradbury's vision of future life in space or on the moon.
I enjoyed his stories in The Illustrated Man better as they generally used the science fiction settings to explore themes of humanity, making them more than just flights of fancy.
I enjoyed his stories in The Illustrated Man better as they generally used the science fiction settings to explore themes of humanity, making them more than just flights of fancy.
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Last month when I didn't have anything in the house to read, I pulled this book off the shelf to reread it. I love his short stories. Some of his stories I love reading over and over again.
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again, awesome, but superfluous, partly because they share the same themes, and partly because they print the same stories in many of his short story collections.
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