
'The Illustrated Man' by Ray Bradbury is a collection of short stories that delve into futuristic scenarios, exploring themes of human nature, technology, and society. The stories are interconnected through the framing device of an illustrated man covered in tattoos, where each tattoo comes to life and tells a unique story. Bradbury's writing style is described as nostalgic yet visionary, using colorful words and vivid imagery to transport readers to different worlds and provoke thought on the potential future of mankind.
Genres:
Tropes/Plot Devices:
Topics:
Notes:
Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
Content warnings include themes of violence, psychological distress, racial tension, and existential dread.
From The Publisher:
The Illustrated Man, a seminal work in Ray Bradbury's career, whose extraordinary power and imagination remain undimmed by time's passage, is available from Simon & Schuster for the first time.
Ray Bradbury brings wonders alive. For this peerless American storyteller, the most bewitching force in the universe is human nature. In these eighteen startling tales unfolding across a canvas of tattooed skin, living cities take their vengeance, technology awakens the most primal natural instincts, and dreams are carried aloft in junkyard rockets. Provocative and powerful, The Illustrated Man is a kaleidoscopic blending of magic, imagination, and truth-as exhilarating as interplanetary travel, as maddening as a walk in a million-year rain, and as comforting as simple, familiar rituals on the last night of the world.
Ratings (33)
Incredible (3) | |
Loved It (17) | |
Liked It (4) | |
It Was OK (7) | |
Did Not Like (2) |
Reader Stats (54):
Read It (34) | |
Currently Reading (1) | |
Want To Read (16) | |
Not Interested (3) |
2 comment(s)
If it had stated clearly on my book app that this audiobook was a short story collection I would have stayed away from it. I like Ray Bradbury's writing style and in many ways he can draw you into his stories. But still it wasn't for me
Beautifully written classic by Bradbury - Made me cry
About the Author:
Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) was the author of more than three dozen books, including Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, and Something Wicked This Way Comes, as well as hundreds of short stories. He wrote for the theater, cinema, and TV, including the screenplay for John Huston's Moby Dick and the Emmy Award-winning teleplay The Halloween Tree, and adapted for television sixty-five of his stories for The Ray Bradbury Theater. He was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, and numerous other honors.
When you click the Amazon link and make a purchase, we may receive a small commision, at no cost to you.