The Martian Chronicles Audiobook

" I have always enjoyed the Martian Chronicles. My expectations were not high for this book. I think that is because I have listened to radio dramatizations, which were disappointing. Hearing the stories themselves, rather than a collapse into a set run time is much better. I'm glad to have found this and will replace my dramatizations with this audiobook. It does credit to the stories. "

" Had to reread yet again. I love the themes. "

" Having read this over a dozen years ago while in high school,I am hesitant to give it more than 3 stars. A reread may be in order. "

" This was a rather dark book about the nature of man and what the author thinks would have happened if humans went to Mars. The idea was very interesting to me, the story telling was sort of fast and choppy. I know that these were separate short stories originally published as newspaper articles (or a magazine) so keep that in mind when you read this. It's not really a novel. But I don't mind reading classic books :) "

" This was a rather dark book about the nature of man and what the author thinks would have happened if humans went to Mars. The idea was very interesting to me, the story telling was sort of fast and choppy. I know that these were separate short stories originally published as newspaper articles (or a magazine) so keep that in mind when you read this. It's not really a novel. But I don't mind reading classic books :) "

" I just finished re-reading The Martian Chronicles, which I had originally read over 25 years ago. It has a dark poetry and rather brilliantly grim perspective on humanity that I did remember and still appreciate. What jumped out at me this reading was how sexist it is. I know in that way it's a product of its time, but wow. "

" uh . _ . "

" One of my favorite Bradberry novels. Excellent speculative fiction. "

" where to start? a few of the stories were great, fall of the house of usher was particularly notable as was the one with the alien doppelganger, reminded me of a good twilight zone episode. The rest was pure camp even when considering the era it was written in. The over the top male characterizations and the subservient and sometimes wanton females reminded me of bad loonie toons cartoons. All that aside its greatest flaw was that it was boring. It was thinly veiled social commentary that just didn't hold up for me. "

" Great book! Loosely-connected short stories about the colonization of Mars -- or actually really about humans, exploration, dealing with different cultures. A real classic. "

" It's a pity that a man with enough imagination to create martians who protect themselves with telepathy, cities on mars complete with silver singing books, a custom built House of Usher that wreaks revenge on book burners and a beautiful house that cares for itself with mechanical mice, automatic kitchens and poetry readings couldn't imagine a culture containing sexual equality. All Bradbury's women, what there are of them, are passive. I guess he could examine some aspects of the white, male American 1950's culture while completely ignoring others. "

" I struggle to find words that will express my feelings towards this book. Quite simply put, it is a masterpiece. I love Bradbury's work and has read quite a lot of it as well, but I do believe the "Martian Chronicles" to be his best oeuvre. "

" One of the first SF books I ever read Bradley's series doesn't hold up as well as Asimov's but is still worthwhile. "

" possibly one of my all-time favorite books. the stories are hypnotic and captivating. a must read for anyone who likes to read. "

" Loved "Martian Chronicles". Now my joint second favourite from Bradbury along with "Something Wicked ...". "

" a funny coincidence - as soon as I finished reading the book, I learned that the author had just passed away. "

" The writing was very evocative, and it was certainly imaginative. But I found it too dated; I don't think it has aged well. "

" The writing was very evocative, and it was certainly imaginative. But I found it too dated; I don't think it has aged well. "

" Super creepy and incredibly written "

" Ridiculous and I love it! "

" One of my absolute favorites. It covers a lot of ground even being a group of stories around a single theme. "

" A good book, but not a great book. It was a quick read, a collection of short stories. The stories move along nicely, but for me, the depth wasn't there. I'm a fan of more complex stories like Herbert's or Tolkien's. "

" This book is a true science fiction classic. Bradbury captures readers by the many anecdotal stories within the book. Every chapter reveals something new about the setting, mood, and theme of the book. "

" This book is a true science fiction classic. Bradbury captures readers by the many anecdotal stories within the book. Every chapter reveals something new about the setting, mood, and theme of the book. "

" This is one of my new favorite books of all time. Bradbury is a master of atmosphere and mood--tense, dangerous, stark. Everything you've ever heard about the horrors and promise of space, this collection jumps it up a level. "

" This view into the future showed us the flaws of the present. I loved the ideas. It was riviting. "

" This view into the future showed us the flaws of the present. I loved the ideas. It was riviting. "

" he can't write himself out of three left turns. seriously, i felt like i was reading a fourth grader's creative writing assignment. "

" Another okay adaptation but I prefer letting Bradbury's poetic prose create the images in my mind. "

" Another okay adaptation but I prefer letting Bradbury's poetic prose create the images in my mind. "

" A classic, and one of the few books I've reread. "

" The beginning was good and the story was intriging...but a bit long. "

" I really dug this book. I read it sometime in high-school. "

" In my opinion, Ray Bradbury was the finest writer of the 20th century and this book is a case in point. This is the story of mankind's conquest of Mars. "

" Fun Martian science fiction stories. I've read a few others by this author. "

" 5 Stars! Science Fiction at it's very best! "

" Wow.. wasn't feeling this one so much at first, but after the first third or so I was hooked. I haven't thought this much about a book post-read in a while. "

" Wow.. wasn't feeling this one so much at first, but after the first third or so I was hooked. I haven't thought this much about a book post-read in a while. "

" This was nothing like what I expected. It is a beautifully written series of vignettes about the effect of mankind on another race. Each character and each story is incredibly rich and complex. You come away seeing a whole story even though you are only told parts. I loved every moment of this book. "

" Oh well Mars didn't turn out this way. Kind of too bad but Europa maybe... "

" This was nothing like what I expected. It is a beautifully written series of vignettes about the effect of mankind on another race. Each character and each story is incredibly rich and complex. You come away seeing a whole story even though you are only told parts. I loved every moment of this book. "

" This was nothing like what I expected. It is a beautifully written series of vignettes about the effect of mankind on another race. Each character and each story is incredibly rich and complex. You come away seeing a whole story even though you are only told parts. I loved every moment of this book. "

" Sometimes a little slow, but overall, sad and beautiful. Many stories are disturbing and haunting. "

" Sometimes a little slow, but overall, sad and beautiful. Many stories are disturbing and haunting. "

" Near the top of my all time favorite science fiction book. "

" A book that feels your mind with curiosity and imagination. This book is filled with many twist and turns along with a few tragedies. This book has you a great look at human nature and is absolutely marvelous "

" A book that feels your mind with curiosity and imagination. This book is filled with many twist and turns along with a few tragedies. This book has you a great look at human nature and is absolutely marvelous "

" Que buen libro de Bradbury, un gusto de lectura "

" Que buen libro de Bradbury, un gusto de lectura "

" A series of loosely connected, uniquely thought-provoking, beautifully surreal, and devastatingly human vignettes depicting Earth's conquest of Mars. One of the most moving and ingeniously written books I've ever read. "

" how can you not like Ray Bradbury? interesting interrelated stories. Usher II is the best! "

" Definitely worth a read. The writing isn't special but the stories told are indeed amazing offering small tidbits to 'think over'. It's kind of like a layman's view of Mars. Not so much an adventure, as an occurrence that happened to people and how life goes on, even on Mars. "

" Sci-fi, poetry, morals, history & theology. "

" If he would have been born later and tried to publish this work in the 21st century, everybody would have told him it's crappy. Truly the work of a genius, too bad things like that cannot be read today in the works of contemporary authors. Everybody promotes bad taste. "

" The visuals are amazing "

" The visuals are amazing "

" Man if I could give this book a rating based off the four expeditions alone, I would give it five stars. Sadly the eerie, creepy and even somewhat humorous vibe kinda faded once mars was nice and settled "

" Worth re-reading or reading for the first time. Story of humanity on SF garb. "

" Worth re-reading or reading for the first time. Story of humanity on SF garb. "

" Overall this was a good book. Parts of the story were excellent and parts were difficult to get through. It was an interesting treatise on a hypothetical colonization of Mars. We'll see in ~10 years how true it is when the first manned mission gets there (pending budget cuts of course).... "

" Overall this was a good book. Parts of the story were excellent and parts were difficult to get through. It was an interesting treatise on a hypothetical colonization of Mars. We'll see in ~10 years how true it is when the first manned mission gets there (pending budget cuts of course).... "

" Perhaps the first sf book to really engage and move me....wish they would release this on kindle version as I would like to re visit this gentle treasure "

" Short stories that take place in Space (which I generally hate) but they explore a lot of facets of human nature "

" This is one of my new favorite books of all time. Bradbury is a master of atmosphere and mood--tense, dangerous, stark. Everything you've ever heard about the horrors and promise of space, this collection jumps it up a level. "

" This is one of my new favorite books of all time. Bradbury is a master of atmosphere and mood--tense, dangerous, stark. Everything you've ever heard about the horrors and promise of space, this collection jumps it up a level. "

" Might be why I write "

" This was a very interesting book with great imagination, lingering images, and psychological thinking. Loved it! So many great things about it. "

" It is a amazing group of smaller stories that end ways unexpected "

" A must have read SF drama........... "

" A must have read SF drama........... "

" The is something so human to Bradbury's tales, even when they are set on another planet. "

" The is something so human to Bradbury's tales, even when they are set on another planet. "

" Not very memorable characters but still very imaginative. "

" Not very memorable characters but still very imaginative. "

" one of the all time favs! "

" Not a great testament to humanity; especially Americans. It seems we are fated to destroy any world we "conquer." Well ahead of his time, Bradbury brought us a truly intriguing read. Despite its grim undercurrent, I still enjoyed reading it. "

" Perfect read for the rapture. <br/> "

" Perfect read for the rapture. <br/> "

" Perfect read for the rapture. <br/> "

" Perfect read for the rapture. <br/> "

" Perfect read for the rapture. <br/> "

" Fanastic, dark, filled with horror and aliens. "

" Fanastic, dark, filled with horror and aliens. "

" Fanastic, dark, filled with horror and aliens. "

" Fanastic, dark, filled with horror and aliens. "

" Fanastic, dark, filled with horror and aliens. "

" Ray Bradbury!<br/>Amazing metaphors and relevance to society, the human character, and the devastation that is likely to come to our planet. Read and consider. "

" Ray Bradbury!<br/>Amazing metaphors and relevance to society, the human character, and the devastation that is likely to come to our planet. Read and consider. "

" Ray Bradbury!<br/>Amazing metaphors and relevance to society, the human character, and the devastation that is likely to come to our planet. Read and consider. "

" Ray Bradbury!<br/>Amazing metaphors and relevance to society, the human character, and the devastation that is likely to come to our planet. Read and consider. "

" Ray Bradbury!<br/>Amazing metaphors and relevance to society, the human character, and the devastation that is likely to come to our planet. Read and consider. "

" Ray Bradbury is one of the world's great story-tellers, and this is one of his best works. "

" Ray Bradbury is one of the world's great story-tellers, and this is one of his best works. "

" Ray Bradbury is one of the world's great story-tellers, and this is one of his best works. "

" Ray Bradbury is one of the world's great story-tellers, and this is one of his best works. "

" Ray Bradbury is one of the world's great story-tellers, and this is one of his best works. "

" This was classic story telling, nothing superfluous. It was certainly interesting to see what the science fiction writers of 60 years ago thought about space travel and aliens. "

" This was classic story telling, nothing superfluous. It was certainly interesting to see what the science fiction writers of 60 years ago thought about space travel and aliens. "

" This was classic story telling, nothing superfluous. It was certainly interesting to see what the science fiction writers of 60 years ago thought about space travel and aliens. "

" This was classic story telling, nothing superfluous. It was certainly interesting to see what the science fiction writers of 60 years ago thought about space travel and aliens. "

" This was classic story telling, nothing superfluous. It was certainly interesting to see what the science fiction writers of 60 years ago thought about space travel and aliens. "

" Bradbury’s writing is entrancing, ensnaring, enigmatic, and exceptional. The Illustrated Man is so full of weirdness and beauty... possibly his best work. "

" Bradbury’s writing is entrancing, ensnaring, enigmatic, and exceptional. The Illustrated Man is so full of weirdness and beauty... possibly his best work. "

" Bradbury’s writing is entrancing, ensnaring, enigmatic, and exceptional. The Illustrated Man is so full of weirdness and beauty... possibly his best work. "

" Bradbury’s writing is entrancing, ensnaring, enigmatic, and exceptional. The Illustrated Man is so full of weirdness and beauty... possibly his best work. "

" Bradbury’s writing is entrancing, ensnaring, enigmatic, and exceptional. The Illustrated Man is so full of weirdness and beauty... possibly his best work. "

" One of my favorite books to teach! So many issues were brought up. "

" One of my favorite books to teach! So many issues were brought up. "

" One of my favorite books to teach! So many issues were brought up. "

" One of my favorite books to teach! So many issues were brought up. "

" One of my favorite books to teach! So many issues were brought up. "

" I read this book because my book club chose to read it, but I did not like most of the short stories in this collection. It gets two stars because I liked a couple of the stories, otherwise it would have gotten one. "

" I read this book because my book club chose to read it, but I did not like most of the short stories in this collection. It gets two stars because I liked a couple of the stories, otherwise it would have gotten one. "

" I read this book because my book club chose to read it, but I did not like most of the short stories in this collection. It gets two stars because I liked a couple of the stories, otherwise it would have gotten one. "

" I read this book because my book club chose to read it, but I did not like most of the short stories in this collection. It gets two stars because I liked a couple of the stories, otherwise it would have gotten one. "

" I read this book because my book club chose to read it, but I did not like most of the short stories in this collection. It gets two stars because I liked a couple of the stories, otherwise it would have gotten one. "