Rating:  Summary: Excellent book! Review: This is the kind of reading that should be taught in high schools. It is wonderfully imaginative, well constructed, and is fun to read. I hate to see this book in the SF category. It is about people and life. The real magic from the book comes from the hearts of the characters.
Rating:  Summary: Wonderful! Review: When I was about 14, I went through a several year phase of reading every science fiction book I could get my hands on. And now, fifteen years later, I decided to go back and try to read a few of the books I remembered. I especially remember enjoying books by Asimov, Bradbury, Dick, Wells and a few others. This was the first one I happened to read, and I was amazed. The first few stories were kind of 'iffy', but I was quickly pulled into each and every story. Ray Bradbury has a writing talent that few today can replicate. His mastery of words and his imagination are amazing. I've read a few 'modern' sci-fi, and they've all failed to impress me. The true wonder of sci-fi is in books like this. Sure some of the ideas are out-dated, but who cares? It is science-fiction. Stephen King and the others I read didn't seem to capture the wonder that is in books like this. I know that some prefer modern sci-fi, but for me, the 'oldies' are where the great science-fiction lies.
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