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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.
Frankie i definitely believe the ambiguity of the time paradox and the martians themselves still hold an entertaining perspective. We never get a definite ans…morei definitely believe the ambiguity of the time paradox and the martians themselves still hold an entertaining perspective. We never get a definite answer of who is in the right and what exactly is going on. I think if we think of The Martian Chronicles and think of the implication of technology it's a bit more relevant. It reminds me of Jurassic Park and the whole "just because we can doesn't mean we should" phenomena. I can see where you're coming from though. I read this book with the lens of thinking of what it was like to imagine the future with the limitations of the 1950's so reading it with a modern day lens could deem the story boring. (less)
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Amber I see the similarity to Jurassic Park and agree. I think my main problem with it is that Bradbury seems to come down firmly on the side of "technology ...more
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Frankie I can see that interpretation especially with the last story being one about family and connections. Not to mention the atrocity of what happens to Ea ...more
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The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury
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