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  • The Illustrated Man

  • By: Ray Bradbury
  • Narrated by: Scott Brick
  • Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (347 ratings)

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The Illustrated Man

By: Ray Bradbury
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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The Illustrated Man, a seminal work in Ray Bradbury's career, whose extraordinary power and imagination remain undimmed by time's passage....

Ray Bradbury brings wonders alive. For this peerless American storyteller, the most bewitching force in the universe is human nature. In these 18 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.

©1948, 1949,1950,1951, 1953, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981 Ray Bradbury (P)2017 Recorded Books
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Great author

This author is one of the greats and the storyteller does a great job with all the characters.

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Great Classic Sci-fi!

Great collection! Anyone badmouthing it saying it’s dated or ‘leftist’ obviously knows little of the genre. Bradbury is a master storyteller and did a great job with these short stories. Highly recommend!

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A masterpiece performed by a master!

Having previously read the book, I was hesitant to listen to this. I would’ve missed out on the best interpretation. This book had to offer. The multitude of voices and emotions that Scott Brick provides made this previously read book hard to put down. Well, worth a listen.

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My favorite book years ago.

I liked the narrator and how he moved into the different character roles so seamlessly. Thank you Ray Bradbury for your brilliant mind and literary genius.

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A journey

I am a huge fan of Bradbury and his many works. This was an incredible set of short stories which each one making its own meaning clear by the end. I find it fascinating on how he predicted the different ways the future would look and how it still related to his era. Fantastic listen

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This was my first time

This was my first time with this book. I loved every minute. Tragic to happy tales and book ended by the most intriguing tale of all.

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Raybury's classic collection of short stories

This isn't a novel so much as a collection of short stories held together in bookended fashion by a story about the illustrated man.... all the other stories are supposed to be representations of the stories on his body. They're of various value, some peole will prefer some, some others. All I'm going to say is one gets the distinct impression that Bradbury REALLY didn't like little kids very much, to the point of being afraid of them.

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Interesting

I thought this book was really interesting and I thought the reader did a good job. I just wish there was a few more seconds in between each story to let it hit a little more.

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Excelente

Todos los cuentos de este autor son excelentes. Su crítica hacia la sociedad humana sigue vigente. Genial, la forma en que nos transporta al pasado y al futuro.

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Stellar performance to classic sci-fi tales

The performance on this was wonderful. Just enough to bring the story to life without turning it into an audio play. The stories were a mixed bag but the gems make it well worth a listen. A few are sure to stick with me forever, actually. As with other Bradbury collections (e.g., The Martian Chronicles), trying to roll all these into a single narrative felt forced or incongruous. Even still, the stories that did fit with the overall narrative were enjoyable.

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