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Ronald Pagan · 12-13-2008, 04:34 PM

I'm going to make my pick

With his Fourth pick Ronald Pagan of the cart-drawn Mountebanks is pleased to pick in the short story category:

The Illustrated Man

by Ray Bradbury

Bradbury is a master short story teller. Using carefully crafted prose and not wasting any words, he weaves complicated plots into tight narratives that are deceptively simple.

Of the more famous stories in this collection, The Veldt, Zero Hour and Kaleidoscope, Bradbury broaches the danger or dialectic of our technological and scientific discoveries. Both space travel and the 'holodeck' are seemingly serene and awe-inspiring moments for the characters. However, they both end with the technology and science presenting haunting realities as to their consequences. He castigates our divorce from family and community in Zero Hour.

The themes going on in this book are too numerous to mention. They fold into the nuclear hangover of the implications of our discoveries, the dangers of embracing technology and the irreplacibility of human relationships in the face of technological progress.

Wonderful book. Each tattoo, each scar, each illustration has a story.

12-13-2008, 04:34 PM	#360
Ronald Pagan Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: In the Sin Bin Exp:	I'm going to make my pick With his Fourth pick Ronald Pagan of the cart-drawn Mountebanks is pleased to pick in the short story category: The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury Bradbury is a master short story teller. Using carefully crafted prose and not wasting any words, he weaves complicated plots into tight narratives that are deceptively simple. Of the more famous stories in this collection, The Veldt, Zero Hour and Kaleidoscope, Bradbury broaches the danger or dialectic of our technological and scientific discoveries. Both space travel and the 'holodeck' are seemingly serene and awe-inspiring moments for the characters. However, they both end with the technology and science presenting haunting realities as to their consequences. He castigates our divorce from family and community in Zero Hour. The themes going on in this book are too numerous to mention. They fold into the nuclear hangover of the implications of our discoveries, the dangers of embracing technology and the irreplacibility of human relationships in the face of technological progress. Wonderful book. Each tattoo, each scar, each illustration has a story.