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I have been a Bradbury fan for many years. His prose is poetry. I frequently go back and reread paragraphs for the sheer pleasure of hearing the resonances of the words he chooses. I bought this collection on audio books. I would have preferred to hear the author himself reading, but the actor did an adequate job. The collection has some of Bradbury's best-loved stories, such as The Lighthouse and April Witch. (I don't have the table of contents in front of me so actual titles may vary slightly).About half these stories are science fantasy (the author's own term), the others are mainstream. Many writers criticize Bradbury for writing with thin plots and I have to say this collection has some examples of that. A few of the stories are just situations without much happening at all. I actually fast forwarded through a couple--something I never imagined doing to a Bradbury story. His science fantasy stories typically have more "story" to them.Bradbury is best when writing nostalgia fiction. Even his science fiction stories typically appeal to that particular emotion: people on Mars and Venus pining for the way things were on Earth, or struggling to recreate on some far-off world what people have managed to destroy here on Earth. There are some gems here that deserve greater than five stars, true classics such as The Sound of Thunder, but also some less-than-stellar pieces that would never have gotten published but for the author's unique voice (and possibly his name recognition). Overall this is a worthy collection though his 100-Best collection is probably the thing to buy.

Ray Bradbury is an amazing author. He's best known for his science-fiction (The Martian Chronicles), but most of his work is fantasy or philosophical. This collection of short stories is a good example of the breadth of his style. He takes to places in imagination like no one else can.His writing leaves you feeling good, or thoughtful. I thoroughly recommend this book. It's also an excellent book to get younger reader interested in reading. The short-story format eases them into the pleasures of reading without demanding a long commitment, and leaves them wanting more.

I read these stories and marvel. Such art. They say Hart Crane the poet composed while listening to opera and smoking cigars. That sounds like a good synopsis/summary of this work. A series of tiny operas complete with characters, costumes, scenes and lovely, lovely music

This is a book of short stories from a master storyteller. Bradbury's work is prolific at times and his fertile imagination is represented in this book. I recommend it to anyone who likes the art of a short story.

This is another of Ray Bradbury's short story collections, and it has some great ones! My favorites in it include 'Frost and Fire,' 'R is for Rocket,' and 'A Sound of Thunder.' Sci-fi fans will love this.

An exciting look into the mind of an author who is a genius of words. Stream of consciousness from the thinking of many minds. Fantastic stories!

I read this when I was about 11 years old, and recently found it's name by searching on a phrase I remembered within the book. It made a powerful impression on me as a youngster, and looking again at it now I see why. Bradbury's ability to forecast the issues in the future, the tensions, the degree of change, is brilliant. Wow.

This collection contains some of Bradbury’s most famous stories, it’s worth checking just for those, but the entire selection is great.A classic.

Arrived on time , Brilliant selection of stories ,Ray Bradbury writes with color and atmosphere 😀👍

This is a great package of the brilliant Bradbury stories but BE WARNED: IT WILL ONLY PLAY ON PARTICULARLY RECENT CD PLAYERS so if you have equipment that is less than top notch new you may not be able to play the disks at all.

Mint condition book packed with clever, classic short sci-fi stories from a master of the genre.

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

On the first one I get, letters were printed on half of the pages only, it is impossible to read !!! I return and ask for a new one, the SAME! Don't waste your time and money with that crappy thing