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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Il y a certains passages où j'ai eu du mal à rentrer dans l'histoire parce que j'ai pas l'habitude d'avoir énormément de pdv très rapidement, mais c'est juste moi et mon problème d'attention ça, ou juste certains m'intéressaient mois.
Mais les chapitres "...Et la lune qui luit" et "Usher II" qu'est ce que j'ai adoré !! Les thèmes abordés étaient superbes et très intéressant (il y en a un qui était obligé d'être abordé aussi !) J'ai apprécié les dialogues entre Spender et le Capitaine et le réalisme de ces scènes ! Le fait que ces personnages portent ces valeurs là et de voir leur motivation, qu'ils sont prêts à tout pour faire ce qui leur paraît juste, c'était assez marquant.
J'avais lu ce livre au collège et je le relis des années plus tard, je me souviens que j'avais adoré les descriptions des scènes (je le sais quand la scène me donne envie de la redessiner ahah!) mais je ne me souvenais malheureusement pas des thèmes politique anticapitaliste, anticolonialiste contre l'autodafé et la censure que porte cet ouvrage.
Ravie de l'avoir lu à nouveau, et j'ai une nouvelle très belle scène à dessiner :)
J'avais lu ce livre au collège et je le relis des années plus tard, je me souviens que j'avais adoré les descriptions des scènes (je le sais quand la scène me donne envie de la redessiner ahah!) mais je ne me souvenais malheureusement pas des thèmes politique anticapitaliste, anticolonialiste contre l'autodafé et la censure que porte cet ouvrage.
Ravie de l'avoir lu à nouveau, et j'ai une nouvelle très belle scène à dessiner :)
4 Stars
In this wonderful collection, which is a series of interconnected stories, that become one in the end; Ray Bradbury gives us a little insight into the human condition, Sci-Fi style. Here they come; those humans with their ignorance, their biases, and their diseases. Here they come; the lonely, the old, the ugly, the mean, and the naive. Here come the greedy ones, the mislead ones, the innocent and the evil. They will not take Mars.
...as in American and world history; humans always take over. Never discover. They come with a sense of entitlement and expect welcome. We shall see. Mars will fight, unless it can no longer.
This book is a classic for a reason. Pick it up.
In this wonderful collection, which is a series of interconnected stories, that become one in the end; Ray Bradbury gives us a little insight into the human condition, Sci-Fi style. Here they come; those humans with their ignorance, their biases, and their diseases. Here they come; the lonely, the old, the ugly, the mean, and the naive. Here come the greedy ones, the mislead ones, the innocent and the evil. They will not take Mars.
...as in American and world history; humans always take over. Never discover. They come with a sense of entitlement and expect welcome. We shall see. Mars will fight, unless it can no longer.
This book is a classic for a reason. Pick it up.
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
Bradbury was a master of horror that makes the reader fill in the blanks with their own fears.
A series of interconnected stories that imagine humanity’s colonization of Mars.
Lately, I’ve been reading quite a few books made up of multiple short stories tied together by a common theme. In this case, the theme is the colonization of Mars and the experiences of the humans who arrive there.
It was interesting, but I wish the stories felt more connected, like if one story bled into another.
The connection between the stories just wasn't very strong.
It was location based only.
Lately, I’ve been reading quite a few books made up of multiple short stories tied together by a common theme. In this case, the theme is the colonization of Mars and the experiences of the humans who arrive there.
It was interesting, but I wish the stories felt more connected, like if one story bled into another.
The connection between the stories just wasn't very strong.
It was location based only.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Told in a series of vignettes over the course of 27 years, this details humans colonizing the planet Mars. So many interesting things happen between and among the natives and the adventurers. Many various reactions, twists, turns...
Martian Chronicles isn't holding up as well as I had hoped. This was a favourite book of mine in my teens when I took some of the bizarrely old-fashioned ideas as part of Bradbury's nostalgia for a long-gone middle America, but now I'm not so sure.
The book was written mostly in the late-40's and seems very dated in much of its thinking about the world.
I'd still recommend it to those looking to understand Bradbury and the roots of science-fiction, but it feels more like historic artifact than sci-fi page-turner now that most of the imagined futures in the book are long in our past.
The book was written mostly in the late-40's and seems very dated in much of its thinking about the world.
I'd still recommend it to those looking to understand Bradbury and the roots of science-fiction, but it feels more like historic artifact than sci-fi page-turner now that most of the imagined futures in the book are long in our past.
I have a hard time categorizing this book as a science fiction novel (or, rather, short story collection), as it reads much more like a fantasy book. That said, the writing is superb and the stories are thought provoking in all kinds of ways, so by all means, grab it and read it.
Personally, I have a hard time fully enjoying Bradbury due to the above mentioned fantasy-esque qualities of his stories. It's just not what I'm looking for.
Personally, I have a hard time fully enjoying Bradbury due to the above mentioned fantasy-esque qualities of his stories. It's just not what I'm looking for.
Some of these stories are really good, in particular I liked "The Earth Men" "The Martian" "The Long Years" and "There Will Come Soft Rains" (the latter of which the only story I've read prior to picking up the Martian Chronicles) but a lot of them just were... eh. I know this is a fix-up novel so it's not quite a novel or a short story collection, all of the stories were written at separate times, but the lack of continuity sometimes really frustrated me. Mostly because I could feel some continuity, with previous events and characters before referenced at times, so when there was an element that felt inconsistent with the rest of the stories it took me out.
Great audiobook! The narrator was awesome - kinda eerie when it called for it, but not too much.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes