“Ray Bradbury is a master at the fantastic as well as the short story. The stories within are told through a man’s haunting tattoos where if you look closely and long enough each one has a story to tell. They are beautiful in their telling, sometimes funny, sometimes sad. One of my favorite stories is “The Veldt” where virtual reality takes a sinister tone. “Kaleidoscope”, “The City”, “Marionettes, Inc”, and “The Highway” are also wonderful. Though science fiction and fantasy are the backdrops for the stories, tales range from racism to marital bliss and from religion to revenge. The concerns that were written in the early 1950’s are still relevant today and you can see how Brandbury inspired so many of today’s current authors. It’s a great anthology with timeless stories that are well worth the read. ”