The Illustrated Man
Book description
A classic collection of stories - all told on the skin of a man - from the author of Fahrenheit 451.
If El Greco had painted miniatures in his prime, no bigger than your hand, infinitely detailed, with his sulphurous colour and exquisite human anatomy, perhaps he might have used…
Why read it?
2 authors picked The Illustrated Man as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Blending sci-fi, fantasy, and horror, Bradbury’s The Illustrated Man takes readers to places they’ve likely only seen in their dreams or, more likely, their nightmares.
From heartbreaking tales of space disasters (“Kaleidoscope”) to frightening tales of a VR nursery gone wild (“The Veldt”), the strength of Bradbury’s legendary fiction is found in the way he brought humanity to even the wildest, most out-of-this-world premise. In addition, his immaculate prose is as much a joy to appreciate on the word-by-word, sentence-by-sentence levels, as it is on the story level.
The Illustrated Man was one of the first short story collections I…
From Patrick's list on single-author weird and horrifying short stories.
Another masterpiece from Ray Bradbury and another collection of short stories with a recurring theme. I love how Bradbury deftly explores the mechanics of emerging technology vs the psychology of the very people responsible for creating it. As the story unfolds, the illustrated man’s tattoos, created by a time-traveling woman (ah, there’s that time-travel angle again!) come to life, each with their own story to tell. And each story can be seen as a cautionary tale just as relevant in today’s AI-driven world.
From B.J.'s list on normal people thrown into unexpected circumstances.
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