Martian Chronicles

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Summary: Liked it then, like it now
Review: I'm not much of a science fiction buff but this book was a "mandatory" read when I was in high school. As I began to read each chapter, I fell more and more in love with this book. So much to the point that I kept the book for myself - over 10 years ago! And to this day, I cannot pinpoint exactly why I like this book.

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Summary: Best sci fi I've read
Review: I didn't expect to like this book - I read it because it was assigned to me in school years ago. It stuck with me. Bradbury is a deft satirist -- he makes many excellent points about modern society through his allegorical look at the exploration on Mars. I found the book fascinating, challenging, and yet not too hard to read. I don't particularly like the use of the short story format -- I think if he'd written it as a novel rather than interconnected short stories, it would've worked even better. I also found it a bit violent at times; I'd have preferred to have the violence be a bit more implied than stated. But overall, I think this is an important work that everyone, sci fi fan or not, should probably read for the underlying message about accepting others. The book is as relevant today as it was when it was first published.

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Summary: Wow.
Review: This book was recommended to me by a friend, and I started and finished it today. It starts with a bang, and after that its all uphill. This book gives the cold hard facts of mankind, how we pilfer, and destroy everything we touch. The ending is just as great, if not better than, the beginning, and makes you want to turn the page and discover a new chapter, and another, and another, and you get the point.

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Summary: This book was the worst book i have ever read.
Review: I bought this book about a week ago and i was looking forward to reading it. I thought it had a cool cover. You know what they say. You can judge a book by it's cover. The martian chronicles was a horrible book! Anyone who is reading this dont buy this book. It was so loooooong and booooring. It had no point to it besides how peole live on mars. I recommend you don't read this book it was boring and a waste of time.

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Summary: This is the book that got me into Science Fiction
Review: Simply put this is a great book that will leave you amazed.

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Summary: Long Live Ray!
Review: This is not quite my favorite collection by Ray Bradbury, but it would have to be pretty darn close. Bradbury has a way of writing to keep the reader interested. His plots are simple, yet intriguing; uncontroversial, yet explosive; quiet, yet powerful. He puts into this book what should go into every book. He wrote the book as if the events had actually happened and that is why I respect this collection so much. Even the short stories are powerful when read along witht the other stories. Long live the master!

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Summary: Martian Chronicles
Review: An inspirational look into the future is what best describes this sci-fi classic. It is not written like a normal book, but rather like a journal. It chronicles the human colonization of Mars. In the book, man conquers the martians the second he arrived. But who conquered who? Mars did, with its vast mountains and anchient cities that overwhelemed man. The wonders of human civilization become plunders, as Earth is erradicated by war. Mars becomes the new home for man. Is this a sci-fi book? Some may say yes, but I think it is something much deeper than those usual, cheap, garbage, sci-fi books that are for some reason so popular among the mainstream society. It is an interesting look inside human life. Our good and bad side. Ray Bradbury is a very original writer. It is no surprise that he is one of the best sci-fi writers of all time. I truly enjoyed his writing. Although this is one of his best books, I would advise that you read Farenheit 451 because it is also a true classic. No sci-fi fan should not miss this book.

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Summary: Nevermind the Germans
Review: The German students obviously don't have a decent grasp on the english language. This is here to nullify their review. I'm no fan of sci fi, but not being able to read the language doesn't mean the book is bad.

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Summary: Be still my heart!
Review: How could anything be more perfect? Ray Bradbury reads The Martian Chronicles, and adds addendums as he tells you them! Just the thought makes me excited (but not too excited, y'know?). *SIGH!*

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Summary: Satire Under Flimsy Disguise
Review: Back in high school, in between reading Les Miserables and A Separate Peace for classes, I slipped into the covers of The Martian Chronicles. Yes, some of it seems outdated, and Bradbury seems to view the colonization of Mars under Manifest Destiny, i.e., American expansion, but the stories could've been written yesterday. And the images are fresh and vivid, like holograms that melt like wax and people seeing the plumes of fire from the blue marble. These descriptions are fresh and vivid. One can read this as a novel or as a collection of short stories, which is originally what Bradbury intended. I love this book so much!