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Amber asked this question about The Martian Chronicles:
In 2015, is there still anything relevant to appreciate about The Martian Chronicles? I personally found it mired in quaint, unimaginative ideas about what another planet and other intelligent beings might be like, and I wasn't particularly bowled over by its underlying philosophical ideas either.
Doug Wykstra I would answer your question with a question: Is it Bradbury who is quaint and unimaginative? Or is it the denizens of Earth, who immediately start se…moreI would answer your question with a question: Is it Bradbury who is quaint and unimaginative? Or is it the denizens of Earth, who immediately start setting up cheap 1950s-style Norman Rockwell towns without once developing any real curiosity about the enormous dead civilization they are replacing?

As you are formulating your answer, maybe think about your first gut-level impulse the last time someone suggested that you go visit a museum for the day.(less)
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The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury
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