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gavinj90's review
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
3.0
hnx's review
5.0
A short but deeply thought-provoking story. Written beautifully and with depth and passion. This is not just a compelling narrative of life on another planet, but an introspection into the human experience and what drives us, divides us, and the purpose of life - whether on earth over 80 years or some distant planet over 8 days. Exceptional from start to finish.
isirla's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I love this story!! This is actually my second reread of the story.
hirsch's review
adventurous
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
bigleebowski's review
3.0
Take a shot whenever you read/hear “queer.” I know it’s the parlance of the time, but it’s still used far too often for an experienced writer like Bradbury to rely on so much.
celxius's review
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.75
martina_xx's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
cindysue's review
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
sean67's review against another edition
3.0
The most fascinating part of this is not the book itself but more of that in a moment.
This will bed destined to be the book that time forgot for me, as I daresay in a little while it will leak out of my memory and down the drain in the pile of books long forgotten.
a very average read.
As for the fascination, this was in Serial reader and it was not long, but according to this it is 240 pages long which goes to show you can quickly add lots of pages to your reading title if you look for the edition that you want to assist you in that endeavour!
This will bed destined to be the book that time forgot for me, as I daresay in a little while it will leak out of my memory and down the drain in the pile of books long forgotten.
a very average read.
As for the fascination, this was in Serial reader and it was not long, but according to this it is 240 pages long which goes to show you can quickly add lots of pages to your reading title if you look for the edition that you want to assist you in that endeavour!
srcaffrey's review
4.0
This was a fun, short read. I have enjoyed many of Bradbury's other stories, and this one was no different.