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The Illustrated Man

The Illustrated Man

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Awesome!
Review: This book was really great! I loved the veldt! i highly reccomend it especially if you like space!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: The Illustrated MAn
Review: I recently read The Illustrated Man and found that Ray Bradbury talked compulsively about space. The book contains nothing more than Martians, rockets, comets, space ships, invasions, blood, and dieing. I would not reccomend this book if you do not like space stories of any kind!

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Quite repetitive and eventually predictable
Review: "The Illustrated Man" consists of some of Ray Bradbury's many short-science-fiction-stories. While the first couple of stories may interest you, you will later find yourself bored by repeated subjects, settings, and characters.

Ray Bradbury tends to write excessively about space, so if you are a space fanatic, this is the book for you. Otherwise, you will soon realize Bradbury's style, and constantly you will find yourself knowing what will happen on the next page.

Bradbury's imagination and vivid descriptions are at times interesting, however. At times his writing style can get to be irritating. True potential, but not a thoughtfully put-together collection of Bradbury's works.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: un-thinkable element
Review: the only bad thing was that all the story was about space and rocket. but it was nice, and not that boring. special way of thoughts, and need some philosophical ability

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Review for The Illustrated Man
Review: I think overall this book, The Illustrated Man, was one of the best books I ever read. It was funny and very easy to read and understand, which for me is a good thing because I don't really like to read books that are hard to follow. I also liked how it was about a man who has tattoos all over his body and each one tells a story about someone's life. My favorite story out of this book would have to be the Veldt and also Marionettes Inc. They both had a more twisted end to them and were almost unreal but I really enjoyed reading both of them. Over all I liked all of the stories and the ending of the book. I would recommend this book to any of my friends or family, especially if they like these types of books.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: SKIN ILLUSTATION!
Review: This book is one of those books that can not be put down. It takes you to those far away places (such as Venus) that you've always dreamed about. You always wonder "where next" and you don't want this book to end. Once this book is opened you believe that the television is on but the words are forming all the pictures. I love how Bradbury put all these wonderful short stories together and only wish that someone would make another collection of other short stories so that the worlds teenagers and adults would have literature that they accually want to read.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Exceptional!!
Review: I highly recommend this book to any fan of Ray Bradbury's work, or to anyone who wishes to introduce his classic works into their library. He is a passionate visionary that writes not only about sci-fi, but his colorful writing style encapsulates the sometimes ineffable feelings that each and every one of us have had about every possible situation in life, and dare I say, in death. I always feel like a kid again when I read his books, I am taken away to warm, sunny Saturdays when I was still in awe of the newness of life. I can hardly force myself to read the works of others as I am convinced that no one can do with words the magic that Ray Bradbury has done.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Illustrated Man, a wonderful book.
Review: This book is so beautiful. Ray Bradbury presents himself as a nameless narrator who meets the Illustrated Man--a wanderer whose entire body is a living canvas of exotic tattoos. What's even more remarkable, and increasingly disturbing, is that the illustrations are themselves magically alive and each proceeds to unfold its own story, such as "The Veldt," wherein rowdy children take a game of virtual reality way over the edge. Or "Kaleidoscope," a heartbreaking portrait of stranded astronauts about to reenter our atmosphere--without the benefit of a spaceship.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: The Illustrated Man-
Review: It was horrible, completely horrible. It was so boaring and stupid. Anyone who reads this book must agree with me. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it. I hated it

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Illustrated Man is a Classic
Review: This was my first Bradbury book and it made me a fan. I truly enjoyed the way this series of stories is presented through the tattoos of a stranger. All the stories are very creative and keep your interest throughout the book. A work of extreme greatness to say the least. It merits the title of a 'Classic'.


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