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tricking's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
beyonator's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
kevin_shepherd's review against another edition
4.0
Twenty two short stories in my edition, some with powerful themes—extinction (The Fog Horn), feminism (The Wilderness), the nefarious appropriation of technology (The Flying Machine), Neo-Luddism (The Murderer), the Cold War arms race (The Golden Kite, The Silver Wind), immigration and deportation (I See You Never), and racism (The Big Black and White Game)—just to name a few.
If I had a Mount Rushmore of science fiction I would sculpt the likenesses of Ray Bradbury, Issac Asimov, Theodore Sturgeon, and Harlan Ellison—in that order.
If I had a Mount Rushmore of science fiction I would sculpt the likenesses of Ray Bradbury, Issac Asimov, Theodore Sturgeon, and Harlan Ellison—in that order.
megexpress's review against another edition
4.0
Ray Bradbury’s short stories always leave me questioning things. Whether it be love, science, religion, or even life itself. Bradbury never ceases to have a powerful message to convey that only needs a few pages to be expressed. I find that his short stories about space are my favourites. Bradbury’s mind creates intricate stories that are literally out of this world that leave you saying, “What if…?” It took me forever to read The Golden Apples of the Sun, but only because I had bigger fish to fry (another book that was so boring that it hindered my ability to thoroughly enjoy this one). Although The Martian Chronicles was much more entertaining to me, it doesn’t take away from how good this collection of short stories are. I recommend everyone to give it a try, especially if you enjoy thought provoking stories. Even if you have psychological interests, as I do, some of these stories (particularly The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl) really taps into the psychology of humans and how one decision alters their sanity and perception.
ameserole's review against another edition
4.0
I think this is like my third book by Ray? I'm not sure but so far I've enjoyed them all.
The Golden Apples of the Sun is a book filled with short stories. Sometimes they work for me and other times they don't. For some odd reason, I don't always mesh with novellas or short stories. Especially if they are in a series. Not sure why that happens but it does.
Luckily for me, it worked this time around. Maybe it's because I just haven't read that much by this author but I will just go with the flow. That being said, out of the stories within this I think I have a few that I liked a bit more than the others. The Murderer was probably hands down my favorite because it just felt so realistic. We are so freaking dependent on our phones because they are basically our life lines to people that we don't see every day. Especially now during this pandemic.
I'll be honest, my phone is always by my side. I text my family and friends every day. Heck, even my coworkers who I haven't seen since March. While I don't miss seeing them face to face.. I can definitely get by with just texting them every once in a while.
In the end, I enjoyed this book and look forward to my next one by Ray.
The Golden Apples of the Sun is a book filled with short stories. Sometimes they work for me and other times they don't. For some odd reason, I don't always mesh with novellas or short stories. Especially if they are in a series. Not sure why that happens but it does.
Luckily for me, it worked this time around. Maybe it's because I just haven't read that much by this author but I will just go with the flow. That being said, out of the stories within this I think I have a few that I liked a bit more than the others. The Murderer was probably hands down my favorite because it just felt so realistic. We are so freaking dependent on our phones because they are basically our life lines to people that we don't see every day. Especially now during this pandemic.
I'll be honest, my phone is always by my side. I text my family and friends every day. Heck, even my coworkers who I haven't seen since March. While I don't miss seeing them face to face.. I can definitely get by with just texting them every once in a while.
In the end, I enjoyed this book and look forward to my next one by Ray.
queenholly's review against another edition
3.0
It doesn't seem fair to rate a collection of short stories without some sort of explanation. Some of the stories I would give 5 stars, while others I'd only give 2. A couple of stories struck me as having withstood the test of time, while others seemed dated, but still interesting from a retrospective standpoint.
dantastic's review against another edition
4.0
How does one review a book of tiny short stories? Do I describe the stories individually? Or do I just mention a couple favorites, like the one about the last dinosaur and the lighthouse, or the pedestrian, or The Sound of Thunder, the time travel story that everyone knows even if they don't know the name of?
I'm one of the few people that didn't have to read Fahrenheit 451 in school so the only exposure I had to Ray Bradbury before this was issues of Tales from the Crypt where they adapted his stories. Bradbury's got a quaint sort of writing style and most of his tales have that bite you in ass ending. He knows how to tell a short story without letting it get too wordy. 22 stories in 169 pages is impressive. Not all of them are gems but there are more gems than bits of broken glass in this collection, that's for sure.
I'm one of the few people that didn't have to read Fahrenheit 451 in school so the only exposure I had to Ray Bradbury before this was issues of Tales from the Crypt where they adapted his stories. Bradbury's got a quaint sort of writing style and most of his tales have that bite you in ass ending. He knows how to tell a short story without letting it get too wordy. 22 stories in 169 pages is impressive. Not all of them are gems but there are more gems than bits of broken glass in this collection, that's for sure.