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Con il suo solito stile Bradbury colora di poesia temi prettamente scientifici, anche se la sua è una scienza un po' ingenua, tipica della fantascienza dei primi anni Cinquanta.
Molti racconti appaiono comunque anche su altre raccolte, qui vengono raccordate dalla presenza dell'Uomo Illustrato... ( )

All of Bradbury's writing transports me to another place. ( )

Writing: amazing (I underlined at least one sentence per page just because I loved the writing in them so much!)
Stories: imaginative and haunting

My favorite was ¨Exiles.¨ ( )

I'd been meaning to read this for almost thirty years, ever since I saw it in a bookstore in the mall (B. Dalton, anyone?) when I was maybe seven or eight. I remember the cover (the one that actually had a picture of the Illustrated Man) fascinated me in a sort of dangerously forbidden way. ( )

“A collection of short stories that reflect the fears and problems of society through the craftsmanship of a progressive thought-provoking writer of the early 1950s.” -M.E. Byrd

I am a gambler when selecting novels, so when I saw a great-priced audiobook marked classic for a reasonable price, I jumped at the opportunity. The Illustrated Man is a collection of short stories. The peak of this collection is the story “The Other Foot,” which unfolds to tell the story of a Caucasian man who travels via rocket to an African-American Settlement on Mars and begs for help—their mercy. African-Americans previously left their oppressed society on Earth to start a new civilization on Mars. Years later, when the people left on Earth have destroyed the planet through greed and nuclear war, the colony on Mars has to decide if they will oppress their old oppressors or forgive them.

Everything after “The Other Foot” felt likes child's play due to Bradbury’s previous brilliant crafting and storytelling. I made it to “The Last Night of the World” and put the book down. While this collection didn’t sweep me away, Ray Bradbury has provided some unique, out-of-this-world short stories that will leave you questioning your reliance on technology and your responsibility in society’s way of thinking. ( )