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Summary: This book is only for a select few readers
Review: "The Martain Chronicles" is definately not something that I would have read outside of school. While it was good to read in school, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone looking for intellectual stimulation. It was written by Ray Bradbury sonetime in the 40's or 50's; I don't really know. "The Martain Chronicles" is a completely unreal story about the human civilization colonizing Mars. While some science fiction fanatics may beleive that this book was the greatest thing written in the 20th century, I like books that pertain to my life. It might only be good to a select few readers. If I had to choose a specific story that I liked, I guess I would have to say that I liked "Ylla" the best. It is completely amazing that the author could create a world as ornate as that of this planet. One story that I really hated was "Night Meeting." I really did not understand this story. That may possibly be who I did not like it. The whole Conversation about who was from the past and who was from the future had me going in circles. I think that if you like science fiction then you would like this book, but if you are looking for intellctual stimulation, find something else to read. It is definately not a book for anyone who doesn't like science fiction. (Please keep in mind that these are my thoughts and my thought only. If you liked this book, more power to you, but don't criticize me for my comments. Also, please keep in mind that I am a bad speller, and that I am sorry for any spelling mistakes.)
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Summary: It was not good
Review: There was only one chapter I liked in this book and that was The Martian because I like action and this book was not even close to what I had in mind,of good entertainment. But the one reason I liked this chapter is how he dies at the end.The story I hated was Usher 2 because I really did not understand it.
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Summary: This book was well thought out.
Review: I thought that The Martian Chronicles was good. I would say that it could be true. The best part of the book is the story about Usher II. I like it cause it should how the goverment was trying to run the people and there was on person how did not beleave in it and he tryed to distroy them. He should how he was not going to lat the goverment take over his life and controle it and he mad a house that was against all there rules. When they come to it he would kill them and then replace them with robots. That was the best part I think of the book. The part I did not like was the last story, The Million-Year Picnic. I think that Ray Bradbury did not write it as wall. It was a littel hard to fallow. I think the ending about the wrold comeing to a end with a wor was right. I like the part at the end where the boy is looking for martions and his dad says there are some and he was talking about them. That they are martions. I would sugest, if you like to read, to get this book. You would love the well thought ideas and the thought that it could happion one time in this huge worlds life time.
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Summary: Humans should never go to Mars
Review: If going to Mars is as confusing as this book, nobody would understand or grasp the whole idea. When Bradbury was skipping from one story to the next, he should have made the story a little more easy to understand. From the story "The Long Years" to "The Million Year Picnic", Bradbury skips from one subject to the next, not leaving enough information in between to help the reader understand. If he would have had a little more of a whole story going than a bunch of separate 'expeditions' the story would have achieved more understanding and happy readers. Some people may think this book is the best out there, but to me the story could have been much beter. The best story in the book was "The Third Expedition" because of all the suspence, mistery, and unbelievably good ending, but the story "The Million Year Picnic" distroys the whole book with the amount of confusion it creates. My opinion of this book does not rate very highly and it may differ from one persons to the next, but keep in mind that it's only my opinion.
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Summary: Mars is not the place for humans
Review: I really thought it was an alright book. I am honestly not a book reader so I really didn't get into it. Since this book was ficticional, I really didn't care because I like non-fictional books that pertain to my everyday life. Martian Chronicles is the kind of book that only certain readers like and enjoy. I for one am not that kind of person. No offense to any readers whom really liked this book. I admit that if I might of spent more time in trying to relate to this book maybe my opinion would change. The only story I liked to a certain point was "The Luggage Store." So I would recommend it. In conclusion, I may not of liked this book as much as others, but keep it in mind this is my opinion.
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Summary: One generations' fiction is the nexts' fact.
Review: Many years after its' publication I have finally gotten around to this wonderful piece of literature. The more I read the more it sounded like everyday life. Of course some things are still ahead of us, most of the cool techno-gadgits have actually become common day houseware. Within these boundaries, the story tells of a great future, but Bradbury didn't take into account that humankind can only live with inequality for so long, and that the practice of slavery and all its' entrapments would no longer be a common day thing. Even without knowing specifically when the book was actually published it would still be easy to place it in time as to its' content. It is my belief that dating a book or movie with its' content berates the book and it no longer is relatable to those of a new generation.
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Summary: Martian Chronicles; A mixture of the good and the bad.
Review: Ray Bradbury writes in the 1940's a book about mans exploration and subsequent colonization of Mars. This collection of interconnected short stories however, are not abot colonization or even sci-fi, they are more about human nature. Though there arae Marrians in the stories, fewer than half of the stories even include them. They are mostly included as a foil for human charecters, and their true nature is more often then not left to the opinion of the reader. The book does however have several excellent stories, particularly Usher2, a modernized version of Edgar Allen Poes classic The Fall Of The House Of Usher. Bradbury has created a unique world for his charecterts to exist in, the ultimate goal of any scienc fiction work. I really give the book a three and a half,for though some stories are excellent when taken as individuals the book does not work particularly well. Martians are represented inconsistently, as well as several highly improbable acts taking place. For an example I cite the humans abondoning of Mars when WWIII breaks out. The book centers on human nature, so why do his charecters do something that is highly against human nature?
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Summary: Kinda boring
Review: The book Martian Chronicles was an alright book but kinda boring. Some parts of the book got a little exciting or some what humorous. Some of the stories like Silent Towns, Way in the middle of the air, or Usher II or the the exciting ones or humorous ones but the others I found boring. I never really found any of the stories too boring to where I fell asleep reading them, but I found some of them not to exciting.
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Summary: I learned a little, and was entertained some.
Review: Ray Bradbury's book, "The Martian Chronicles", maybe wasn't as entertaining, as it was an outlook on human behavior. In this book Bradbury captured the human soul in it's ugliest form. In his twenty-six chapters he has shown light on some of are more monsterous emotions. This book is as much science fiction, as it is a book on human behavior. This book shows us Jealiuosy, censorship racism, religein, and so many other emotions. The chapter "-and the moon be still as bright" was I think the singal best outlook on the human soul, that I have ever read in a science ficton book, up to date. Even the weakest chapter "The Green Morning" still captivated the mind, if you let it. Even with all its great outlooks it still succeeded in being some what entertaining. With everything said and done "Martian Chronicles" was a good book, with some great, and not so great stories.
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Summary: A creative book
Review: Martian Chronicles was an enjoying book. It was one of the most creative and inventive books I have ever read. My favorite chapter was the last one, "Million-Year Picnic"; probably because it has a great ending and it kind of sums the whole book up. Some of the stories were somewhat boring and just not getting my full attention such as "The Third Expedition". I know it was needed in the book but I didn't like it. I did like how incorporated social issues in the book though, like censorship and racism. In all I liked the book through it's ups and downs.
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