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A review by stephibabes
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
5.0
I loved this Bradbury novel. I enjoyed the premise, the pitch, the story. I especially loved the structure of the book. Initially I think I thought they were disconnected short stories (I probably wasn't paying attention in the first couple of chapters), but the progressive way in which humans reinserted themselves on Mars again and again, was profoundly believable to me. The manner in which Martians are near wiped out due to the arrogant, clumsy, wrong-footed and self-interested motivations of Mankind and therefore colonise, and ultimately destroy, Mars is so very believable.
How does this novel seem more prescient now than it might have done in 1950? The wealth-hoarding billionaire class might want to read and take notes. I found it very evocative and emotional. I was incensed by the cavalier and careless pursuit of acquisition at all costs. This novel has stayed with me for some time.
How does this novel seem more prescient now than it might have done in 1950? The wealth-hoarding billionaire class might want to read and take notes. I found it very evocative and emotional. I was incensed by the cavalier and careless pursuit of acquisition at all costs. This novel has stayed with me for some time.