Reviews

Bradbury Classic Stories #1: From The Golden Apples of the Sun and R is for Rocket by Ray Bradbury

samseybert's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

jennycitrus's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Incredible short stories by Ray Bradbury. I often think about many of these stories; they've really stuck with me in an impactful way.

booksandbigideas's review

3.0

I read this in an omnibus version with The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man, so it omitted 5 stories that had been included in those two books and added 5 more instead. That said, I didn't connect with this collection as much as the others. There were a few stories I loved, and some I thought were clever, but it had less emotional impact on me. It's probably because it's less cohesive and a lot of the stories were much shorter than the usual. Still worth reading, though.

smartflutist661's review

4.0

I found these stories to be a mixed bag overall. Some great ones, especially from the second half, from R is for Rocket (I loved "Frost and Fire" in particular). The stories from The Golden Apples of the Sun were less appealing on average, though this may be because they were much more plain fiction than speculative fiction. Still, mostly good, just not outstanding.