A review by theemilyforce
A Medicine for Melancholy by Ray Bradbury, Caitlín R. Kiernan

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.