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

Classic Stories I is a great way to get an overview of Ray Bradbury and his writing style.  Many of the themes he explores in longer works are present in miniature in the short stories collected here—anti-censorship, fascination with and delight in space technology, science, and possible futures, his fear of these same three things if they should go the wrong way—atomic bombs, introverts’ nightmares of noise and media bombardment and overconnectedness—his love for small towns and nostalgia for boys playing and learning, what outer space will be like for humans, and how it could be visited and lived in.  Some of the stories are better than others—hardly surprising in such a varied collection—but the variety guarantees that any reader can find favorites.