Ray Bradbury was nothing if not prolific. An American author and screenwriter who dabbled in a variety of genres, he’s sure to have written something for everyone.
This anthology was certainly an eclectic mix, and I feel like it gives the reader a good idea of who Bradbury was as a whole, from his likes (Stan and Ollie), to his dreams (flights to Mars), his moral views, his faith, his time spent in Ireland, memories of his boyhood, and everything in between, this man must have always been writing.
Which is why I read this book. Each story didn’t just give you insight into the author, but also his method. The ways in which he made you identify with his characters, his tricks for endearing them to you, investing you in the story and making you care about the outcome even if the story itself wasn’t something you’d normally read. (And let me tell you, I am not a huge sci-fi fan, yet probably 500 pages of this book was about space travel and Mars colonization and a myriad of other subjects I’d usually avoid, and yet I kept reading!) 4 stars!
Shannon Hollinger 
In my opinion Ray Bradbury wasn’t a great science fiction author, but he was a great story teller. One of the best of the mid to late 20th century.
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I agree. I found his ‘sci-fi’ to be lacking imagination, yet the stories themselves were imaginative and well told – they were just in a Martian setting, which does not make it sci-fi. But he was definitely an incredible story teller.
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