Reviews

A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories by Ray Bradbury

jacqw8's review

5.0

love ray bradbury. loved “a sound of thunder,” “there will come soft rains,” “the veldt,” and “the pedestrian.”

bethsponz's review

4.0

The main story I was interested in was The Sound of Thunder, which I've heard so much about. A very short story but pretty impressive. I read several of the other stories too, very poetic Sci- Fi!

luisasm's review

5.0

Lots of classic, thought-provoking stories, a variety of happy, haunting, creepy, exciting, intense, beautiful stories. Bradbury can pretty much write anything.

genevievechamp's review

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

melodyseestrees's review

adventurous medium-paced

4.0

lillian_frost's review

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

ixchel's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jarichan's review

4.0

Verschiedene Geschichten von Ray Bradbury gesammelt. Normalerweise mag ich keine Kurzgeschichten, aber Bradbury hat selbst in den kürzeste Texten so viel Tiefe und Inhalt, dass ich kaum sagen kann, welcher Text mich am meisten beeindruckt hat.

Dabei steht vor allem der Mensch im Vordergrund, der Mensch und die Umgebung, in der er lebt. Die Geschichten sind ein Mix aus Realität, Magischem Realismus, Fantasy und Science Fiction. Manchmal schlägt sich ein gewisser Zusammenhang durch, z.B. der Donner bzw. das Gewitter oder gewisse Namen, die immer wieder auftauchen.

Bradbury sollte man also keinesfalls auf Fahrenheit reduzieren, sondern auch seinen anderen Büchern eine Chance geben.

geekcliche's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

wynter's review

3.0

I picked this collection up to specifically read A Sound of Thunder - one of Bradbury's most prolific short stories. Needless to say, it didn't disappoint. Along the way I found some interesting gems like The Fog Horn - an interesting piece of cryptozoological fiction, - and The Murderer - a fun little story about obsession that featured truly outstanding writing. Some stories, however, were a bit dated and felt more like a Duck Dodgers's vision of the future. There were a lot of boys dreaming about rockets and girls missing their earthly homes - something I wish was challenged a bit.