- Paperback
- Publisher: Flamingo (Nov 13 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0006479227
- ISBN-13: 978-0006479222
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.2 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (78 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #997,087 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Impressive work, nothing less,
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This review is from: The Illustrated Man (Mass Market Paperback)
We had the chance to have The Illustrated Man as an assignment in secondary school ESL, and ever since I just knew I would have to buy it one day. I am not even a fan of science-fiction (I can't imagine picking up a sci-fi novel on my own), nor are my friends, yet they all called shotgun to borrow it from me as soon as I was done, because they too wanted to plunge back into Bradbury's imagination now that our English has improved.The perspective of the author and the observations he makes on mankind by just telling these short, unrelated stories in a different setting than the one we are used to are truly a valuable experience that I would recommend to anyone.
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"Skin illustrations, the sign of an artist",
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This review is from: New Windmills: the Illustrated Man (Hardcover)
"Eighteen illustrations, eighteen tales." "The illustrations came to life..."A man is encountered who has skin Illustrations all over his body. Each illustration represents a tale from the future. The illustrations come to life and tell a tale of doom or impending doom. In this way ray Bradbury can tell related but different tales in this book. Its Bradbury's writing style and dialogue that holds you as much as the storyline. At first they are intriguing and fresh. Later they don't as much repeat but are similar in form and function. One of the best "The Veldt" is first. Of course everyone will have a different favorite. I suggest that you make your cats leave the room if you read out loud.
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Ray Bradbury's timeless classic,
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This review is from: The Illustrated Man (Mass Market Paperback)
This is one of the best collections of Ray Bradbury short stories to be found. The Illustrated Man of the title is a fairground worker who is covered in tattoos, or 'illustrations'. While he sleeps the illustrations move and each one tells a different story to anyone who may see them. Although the descriptions of rockets and technology may seem a little dated now, these are still excellent stories for any true fan of sci-fi. Particularly good are 'The Veldt' a story of two children and their virtual reality nursery and 'The Long Rain', a tale of astronauts who crash land on Venus. This is certainly a Classic of modern literature and I would highly recommend it for any bookshelf.
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