vickyoyarzun's review against another edition
5.0
Uno de mis favoritos de mi adolescencia, quiero mucho a este libro
hopebroidery's review against another edition
5.0
It's a classic idk what to say. I do wish I had let myself read even just one thing about this before getting into it (knowing the structure I think might have helped me get into it more quickly than I did).
nedens's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
lukeburch's review against another edition
4.0
“We earth men have a talent for ruining big, beautiful things.”
“They began by controlling books of cartoons and then detective books and, of course, films, one way or another, one group or another, political bias, religious prejudice, union pressure; there was always a minority afraid of something, and a great majority afraid of the dark, afraid of the future, afraid of the past, afraid of the present, afraid of themselves and shadows of themselves.”
“Can't you recognize the human in the inhuman?”
“They began by controlling books of cartoons and then detective books and, of course, films, one way or another, one group or another, political bias, religious prejudice, union pressure; there was always a minority afraid of something, and a great majority afraid of the dark, afraid of the future, afraid of the past, afraid of the present, afraid of themselves and shadows of themselves.”
“Can't you recognize the human in the inhuman?”
schnoebs13's review against another edition
3.0
3.75⭐️
Science has advanced to a point where interplanetary space travel is now possible. With political tensions heating up on Earth, America starts to send a number of expeditions to Mars in hopes of finding a new place to expand society to and colonize. Set up in a chronological format of short stories, we learn about Martians, the impacts of colonization, and what happens when technology advances faster than what human society is ready for.
I enjoyed this book a lot and was happy I picked it up based off of my boyfriend’s suggestion. There are so many different moments throughout this story that really make you think and reflect on society. I almost gave this a four star but the format of the book personally held me back from enjoying it as much as I would have like. It seemed like once I was finally getting engrossed into a story, it would end as move on to another. Other than that, I highly suggest this since a lot of it is still rather timely to current societal issues.
Science has advanced to a point where interplanetary space travel is now possible. With political tensions heating up on Earth, America starts to send a number of expeditions to Mars in hopes of finding a new place to expand society to and colonize. Set up in a chronological format of short stories, we learn about Martians, the impacts of colonization, and what happens when technology advances faster than what human society is ready for.
I enjoyed this book a lot and was happy I picked it up based off of my boyfriend’s suggestion. There are so many different moments throughout this story that really make you think and reflect on society. I almost gave this a four star but the format of the book personally held me back from enjoying it as much as I would have like. It seemed like once I was finally getting engrossed into a story, it would end as move on to another. Other than that, I highly suggest this since a lot of it is still rather timely to current societal issues.
readingfan's review against another edition
Got 3/4ths through it, dull stories that went nowhere,