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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
reflective
tense
I enjoyed this book, I liked that it had a bunch of short stories I was entertained
"Todos somos tontos -dijo Clemens-. Siempre. Aunque todos los días de un modo distinto. Pensamos: ya no soy un tonto. He aprendido la lección. Fui un tonto ayer, pero no esta mañana. Y al día siguiente descubrimos, sí, que también ayer éramos unos tontos. Pienso que solo podemos crecer y progresar en este mundo si admitimos que no somos perfectos y vivimos de acuerdo con esta verdad.”
Realmente amo como escribe Ray Bradbury y como usa relatos de ciencia ficción para brindar reflexiones filosóficas. Se publicó en 1951, pero ya planteaba temas como el racismo, la religión, nuevas guerras mundiales, el abuso de la tecnología, viajes espaciales etc. A través de 18 historias te hace pensar en todas esas cosas y más, en cómo el lector reaccionaría ante esas situaciones, en cómo puedes contrastar su visión del futuro a como actualmente estamos.
Realmente Bradbury estaba adelantado, una lectura totalmente recomendada.
Realmente amo como escribe Ray Bradbury y como usa relatos de ciencia ficción para brindar reflexiones filosóficas. Se publicó en 1951, pero ya planteaba temas como el racismo, la religión, nuevas guerras mundiales, el abuso de la tecnología, viajes espaciales etc. A través de 18 historias te hace pensar en todas esas cosas y más, en cómo el lector reaccionaría ante esas situaciones, en cómo puedes contrastar su visión del futuro a como actualmente estamos.
Realmente Bradbury estaba adelantado, una lectura totalmente recomendada.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4 Stars)
Best way I can describe it: a collection of sci-fi horror short stories, loosely connected through the frame of the Illustrated Man, whose tattoos depict visions of the future.
There are a few recurring themes: space travel, World War Three, and the rise of machinery/artificial intelligence replacing humans. Not to get too political here, but those topics are still very much relevant today. In some ways, Bradbury’s guesses about the future were surprisingly on point.
I especially liked the first story, ‘The Veld’. To manage their two difficult children, a couple buys a fully automated house, including a “Nursery” — a room that can realistically recreate any scenery the kids imagine. Eventually, the parents realize that by outsourcing every part of parenting, they’ve made themselves obsolete in their children’s lives. The idea of humans being replaced by the machines they created shows up in several stories and fascinated me the most (especially in light of how fast AI has been moving).
That said, a couple of stories didn’t do much for me. ‘The Other Foot’ in particular struck the wrong tone. Still, as a whole, it’s a pretty interesting collection, ranging from thought-provoking to chilling to simply bizarre. I’d also recommend it for anyone who tends to read in short bursts or puts books down for a while. Since the chapters are basically standalone, you can easily just pick up a story whenever you feel like it.
Best way I can describe it: a collection of sci-fi horror short stories, loosely connected through the frame of the Illustrated Man, whose tattoos depict visions of the future.
There are a few recurring themes: space travel, World War Three, and the rise of machinery/artificial intelligence replacing humans. Not to get too political here, but those topics are still very much relevant today. In some ways, Bradbury’s guesses about the future were surprisingly on point.
I especially liked the first story, ‘The Veld’. To manage their two difficult children, a couple buys a fully automated house, including a “Nursery” — a room that can realistically recreate any scenery the kids imagine. Eventually, the parents realize that by outsourcing every part of parenting, they’ve made themselves obsolete in their children’s lives. The idea of humans being replaced by the machines they created shows up in several stories and fascinated me the most (especially in light of how fast AI has been moving).
That said, a couple of stories didn’t do much for me. ‘The Other Foot’ in particular struck the wrong tone. Still, as a whole, it’s a pretty interesting collection, ranging from thought-provoking to chilling to simply bizarre. I’d also recommend it for anyone who tends to read in short bursts or puts books down for a while. Since the chapters are basically standalone, you can easily just pick up a story whenever you feel like it.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-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
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-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
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
I picked this short story collection up a year ago and read 80% of it and then drifted off from it always meaning to come back. It was not until a week ago when in Halloween spirits I picked up Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" that I picked up and restarted this as well. While like all short story collections it may have stories that are superior to others, Bradbury's writing sucks you in and immerses you in world often barely touched in magic and science fiction and once there you are shown horror, and beauty, and love, and melancholy and all the things that make a book great and magical. This collection includes a great many of the best short stories I've read in my life from the slow dread of "The Veldt", "The City" and "The Zero Hour". The beautiful philosophical melancholy of "The Man", "The Fire Balloons" and "The Last Night of the World" to the tender "The Rocket", the inspiring "The Other Foot", or the tragic "The Long Rain" each story in this collection is a gem, each a success in its respective genre. Truly a masterpiece.
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced