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theemilyforce's review against another edition
3.0
“If we only had a little bit up here that was familiar, Bob, then we could make room for all that’s strange. But when everything, every single thing is strange, then it takes forever to make things familiar.”
I struggled with this compilation of Bradbury short stories. Some were beautifully prosed and compacted while others dragged on forever. Out of the 22 stories only a handful truly felt impactful.
I’d recommend The Illustrated Man over A Medicine for Melancholy any day.
I struggled with this compilation of Bradbury short stories. Some were beautifully prosed and compacted while others dragged on forever. Out of the 22 stories only a handful truly felt impactful.
I’d recommend The Illustrated Man over A Medicine for Melancholy any day.
mythaster's review
3.0
Probably my least favorite Bradbury book I've read so far, though that's not to say I didn't like it. It's just not quite as creative and tightly constructed as the stuff I've come to expect from him. And two or three of the stories came out sounding pretty similar: the old husband with the far-flung, poetic ideas, and the nagging wife trying to bring him back to earth. The formula got upturned once but it was still a little disappointing.
The last story, though, "The Day It Rained Forever," was one of his best - the imagery, the sensory details, the melody of music and nature. Also maybe including one of Bradbury's most lifelike, independent female characters? That's probably a lot of why I liked it.
The last story, though, "The Day It Rained Forever," was one of his best - the imagery, the sensory details, the melody of music and nature. Also maybe including one of Bradbury's most lifelike, independent female characters? That's probably a lot of why I liked it.
sarah_tollok's review against another edition
5.0
They were each brilliant in their own way, but the very first story stuck with me the most. A man meets his idol during one fleeting, quiet walk. Oh, and the one with the old men living in a hotel in the desert, and their new guest, that one was so vivid. You could taste the hot dry air and feel the grit on your own skin.
I was less fond of the story the title was taken from, as is was a bit misogynist, but that one was the only one I didn't favor.
I was less fond of the story the title was taken from, as is was a bit misogynist, but that one was the only one I didn't favor.
justiceofkalr's review against another edition
3.0
An overall decent collection of Bradbury's short stories, though not my favorite by far. Several of these stories I'd read before in other collections, but it took me reading the whole story to remember most of them. They weren't that memorable for me the first time and I can't say they stood out anymore this time. Despite that there were definitely some great stories in this collection. "Fever Dream" was a new one for me and joins the ranks of my favorite Bradbury shorts. "Dark They Were and Golden Eyed" was one I'd read before and a favorite of mine. The titular "A Medicine for Melancholy" was interesting and kind of humorous, but not enough to make my favorites. Still lovely though. Most of the other stories were of average strength with only a scattered few that just didn't stick for me.
thyapollo's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
yoda_bor's review against another edition
4.0
De Ray Bradbury, je ne connaissais jusque là que Fahreiheit 451, lu dans ma jeunesse.
Un remède à la mélancolie est un recueil de 22 d’entre elles, jamais bien longues, sur tous les thèmes possibles et imaginables.
Que ce soit le temps, l’espace, l’amour ou l’amitié, l’auteur sait écrire sur tous les sujets et il est bien souvent très juste.
S’il part parfois dans des descriptions très abstraites lorsqu’il traite de l’espace, c’est dans des thèmes plus simples que je l’ai le mieux apprécié.
Ce recueil est une très jolie découverte, avec de la poésie et de la mélancolie, mais aussi très ancré dans la réalité.
Ray Bradbury est un excellent conteur et je suis ravie d’avoir pu le découvrir sous cet aspect là.
Un remède à la mélancolie est un recueil de 22 d’entre elles, jamais bien longues, sur tous les thèmes possibles et imaginables.
Que ce soit le temps, l’espace, l’amour ou l’amitié, l’auteur sait écrire sur tous les sujets et il est bien souvent très juste.
S’il part parfois dans des descriptions très abstraites lorsqu’il traite de l’espace, c’est dans des thèmes plus simples que je l’ai le mieux apprécié.
Ce recueil est une très jolie découverte, avec de la poésie et de la mélancolie, mais aussi très ancré dans la réalité.
Ray Bradbury est un excellent conteur et je suis ravie d’avoir pu le découvrir sous cet aspect là.
floralexistentialist's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars ***
took me forever to get through this, not because i couldn't get into it, per se, but since it was a collection of short stories i used it as a book to pick up while i was in between books. a very small handful of stories really stuck with me, but the majority i found it hard to really get sucked into. i also feel like a lot was left unsaid. bradbury is always a joy, but this collection just didn't strike me through the heart. one story i'm still thinking about weeks later is "the time of going away."
took me forever to get through this, not because i couldn't get into it, per se, but since it was a collection of short stories i used it as a book to pick up while i was in between books. a very small handful of stories really stuck with me, but the majority i found it hard to really get sucked into. i also feel like a lot was left unsaid. bradbury is always a joy, but this collection just didn't strike me through the heart. one story i'm still thinking about weeks later is "the time of going away."
cheezvshcrvst's review
4.0
Bradbury is a brilliant writer and one of the most uncanny of all storytellers. This collection is two handfuls of wonderful weird, and, while not every tale told here, in my opinion, stands the rest of time, it is a solid collection of beautifully-written and very succinct science fantasy stories that never in any one of them relies on plotting to impress a reader. Which, of course, is why Bradbury is one of the best: he knew how to write things that you wouldn’t expect to find. This collection is well worth a casual and easy-going read.