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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
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What a strange book! It reminded me a bit of 'The Twilight Zone.' I found this book confusing at first, until I realized that each story was a different perspective of life on Mars with the Martians. The stories having to do with the Martians were by far more interesting than the ones not having much to do with the Martians. Some of the stories dragged on a bit, but not so much so that I couldn't bear to finish the book. I would recommend this Ray Bradbury classic if you like science fiction.
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Science fiction from the 50s takes some getting used to. In some ways I'm glad I'm getting around to writers like Bradbury now. I can read it from my current perspective and laugh at the quaintness but I prefer to work on reading it as though I had discovered this work in the early 60s at the age of 12 or 13. (I was reading mysteries instead).
The ideas are appealing and his lack of need to describe or explain any technology is kind of refreshing. As is still true today with many current SF auth ...more
The ideas are appealing and his lack of need to describe or explain any technology is kind of refreshing. As is still true today with many current SF auth ...more
First half 5 stars, second half 3 stars. It just seemed so cobbled together.
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