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Summary: Sci-fi fans should read this classic
Review: Well, now I see why it this book is considered a classic. I found it to be tremendous. My only complaint is that is rather short and it was over too quickly. I wanted more! Bradbury just has a neat way of describing things, I found myself constantly amused, yet very interested in where each story would go next. I wouldn't say I loved every story, but most of them are great if not good. "The Third Expedition" is the best short story I have EVER read period. The book would be worth getting just for that one alone. Fortunately, the rest of the book is enjoyable, too!
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Summary: Ok, but not great
Review: This book was ok, but not great. I don't know if I was too young to read it (I'm 11) or what, but I just didn't find it all that interesting. Of course, there were some cool parts. I don't want to spoil the book but I will say the chapter Usher II was hilarious but creepy. But some of the chapters were not as great. Like the Million Year Picnic was not good at all. I didn't find it interesting because it had no real signifiance, it was just about a few poeple going to Mars. So I would reccomend this book as an interesting read, but maybe not as the best book I've ever read.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: Martain Chronicles was one of the first Science Fiction books I have read, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. The books power lies not in the fact that it is scientifically accurate or plausible, but that it forces its readers to think. As a high school student reading this book for a project I found that it is very easy to write on. It is without a doubt one of the best books I have read in high school and I feel that it is not a book for those who have read little other material. An interest in Poe, and also some knowledge of F451 was very helpful and lends a great deal to the value of the book. I hope that you decide to read this book, because it is a great look at the past through speculating on the future.
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Summary: An amazing foundation for so much more.
Review: Ray Bradbury's book The Martian Chronicles is quite a collection. It spans several years and tells of the settling of Mars. Most any reader would admit that the book was fascinating. It seems to delve into the human spirit, and, as we enter a new century, it seems more and more prophetic. I was compelled to change my life when I found out what the silence on the radio meant. I could see his ending happening to us today.Also the novel is the foundation for so many other wonderful Bradbury stories. There exists in The Martian Chronicles a little Farenheight 451. I bit of Something Wicked This Way Comes. This book is a great introduction to the world of Bradbury.
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Summary: interesting
Review: This one was kinda scary. Ray Bradbury wrote this book in the forties? fifties? He actually thought technology would have progressed so much in the time since he wrote it that we would already be going to Mars. He figured we would have sent the first mission in 1999. He was way ahead of his time, I can say that much. He was way ahead than we are now. The book was incredibly good, though. I really loved it. When me AG English teacher, Ms. Jodi Williams, said that we were going to read it, I was like, "Oh, boy. Another boring book for English." It was really good, though. I would've never thought it would be so good!
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Summary: Mars 101
Review: Far too often writers are recognized long after a work has been written. In the case of Ray Bradbury, his time came very quickly, and the world paused to see what came next. The Martian Chronicles are a masterpiece of Sci-Fi. Ray has built a world in which you are just happy to spend time, and every page draws you deeper into the rich story line. The human experience and the highly descriptive landscape of the fictional Mars universe could not feel more natural. This story has been, and will be, a model for every Sci-Fi writer to come. No one captured the essence of Mars the way Ray has. A bit violent in parts, it deals with many strong conflicts. One of the best that you can get in the genre.
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Summary: Genocide and Germs
Review: Writing from the perspective of the late 1940s, Ray Bradbury imagined Martians who were like a more highly evolved version of us: they drove wheeled vehicles, ate meat, went to motion pictures, played guitar-like instruments . . . but had mental telepathy too. When the first earthlings showed up with their genocide and their germs, the Martians had no trouble concocting fantasty "hometowns" that mimed the Americans' imaginations. . . just enough that the Yanks let their guard down. Ultimately, of course, something had to give. But the real beauty of THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES is its poetry, not its plot. No one can hymn the beauty of a mild Midwestern evening like Bradbury, or conjure up the etheral quality of an alien's mindset. Ultimately this book is a set of Rod Serling-type exercises in paradox, an ode to lost wisdom, a pioneer saga, a cautionary tale to imperial civilizations, and more. If you're looking for something much more in the vein of DANDELION WINE than FAHRENHEIT 451, THE MARTIN CHRONICLES is highly recommended.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: The Martian Chronicles is a great book. The idea of Martian's living life just like Eathlings is intriging. The irony that unfolds and the epic adventure is like no other. This is a truly magnificent book. BUY BUY BUY!
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Summary: Excellent story that would make Poe very happy!
Review: Using references from other stories really brought me into this book. The story 'Usher II' really grabbed my attention. Ray Bradbury uses Poe for most of this story, and when he started with the Amontillado, I knew the rest of the chapter, and Bradbury did an excellent job redoing this great short story, and it really shows the evilness of Stendahl
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Summary: Not very realistic...
Review: The Martians were dangerous, and attacked humans when unprovoked. Any civilazation would never attack men they didnt want. The chronicles have too much death. The martians killed every earthling they saw. its too unrealistic and needs a lot of help
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