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Illustrated Man

Ray Bradbury

4.07 AVERAGE

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Collection of short stories shown by the title figure's tattoos. Since this framing narrative is only referred to in a prologue, epilogue and the end of the first story, it seemed a bit pointless to me. But the stories were enjoyable, if a bit dated in some respects, not just socially but also in the expected technology.
adventurous challenging dark funny fast-paced

i LOVED these stories. i particularly liked the veldt, the rocket man, the fox & the forest, the concrete mixer, zero hour,& the rocket. all of them really but so good. emotional, scary, suspenseful and hitting a little too close to home in some ways
adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

The Veldt: 8

Kaleidoscope: 7

The Other Foot: 6

The Highway: 6

The Man: 9

The Long Rain: 9

The Rocket Man: 10

The Fire Balloons: 8

The Last Night of the World: 9

The Exiles: 8

No Particular Night or Morning: 8

The Fox and the Forest: 9

The Visitor: 8

The Concrete Mixer: 7

Marionettes, Inc.: 7

The City: 5

Zero Hour: 6

The Rocket: 9
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

A master class is short stories. Thrilling. Thought provoking. Unsettling. If you're a fan of Black Mirror, you'll love this.
dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
adventurous dark mysterious reflective