The Illustrated Man
by Ray Bradbury
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Author: Ray BradburyEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-06-01
ISBN: 0380973847
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: William Morrow
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Book Review: An English Honors Summer Project
Summary: 5 Stars
The Illustrated Man, written by Ray Bradbury, is an extraordinary book that teaches many lessons and morals of life. In my opinion of this novel, I give more praise than criticism. I loved how the author ends each story with a sense of compassion for one of the characters or a sense of mystery, wondering what had happened next to that character. The stories I liked in particular are "The Rocket Man" and "Marionettes INC."
I chose "The Rocket Man" because of its sense of compassion for two of the main characters, its description of the outer depths of space and how the conclusion makes the reader reflect this story to your life. My favorite quote from this short story is when the rocket man's son asks him what's it like in space and the rocket man replies, "It's the best thing in a lifetime of best things." This story teaches me that there is no place like home. Sure you may want to run away from it all, but in the end you will find yourself wanting to retrace your steps to place that you once had called home.
As for "Marionettes INC," I loved how the author creates the conclusion of suspicion between the each of the spouses and leaves you guessing what had happened to each of the characters. This story teaches me that robots or marionettes eventually evolve. (I learned that through watching the movie I, Robot.) Because these forms of technology will eventually evolve, humans must be careful of technology destroying the human race.
I personally would recommend this book for other readers to read this book whether or not you are interested in scientific fiction because no matter what, this book teaches us all lessons of life that cannot be taken for granted.
- Noelle Evangelista
Gahr High School English Honors
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