The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradburyby Ray Bradbury
Shares rank 135 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
People recommend it for Bradbury's atmospheric, emotionally resonant writing, and some readers buy new copies after losing their own.
People recommend it for Bradbury's atmospheric, emotionally resonant writing, and some readers buy new copies after losing their own.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Atmospheric, emotionally resonant writing
“Bradbury writes 2004 and we feel the gravitation, the fatigue”
Comment from 5 Feb 2026 in “There Will Come Soft Rains (1950) [pdf]” Readers rebuy copies after losing them
“re-buying it because I lost my copy”
Comment from 5 Aug 2026 in “Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" is set today (2026-08-04)”
Other science fiction novels people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| The Martian Chroniclesby Ray BradburyThis page | 3 | 1 | 75% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“re-buying it because I lost my copy”
“Bradbury writes 2004 and we feel the gravitation, the fatigue”
“It shows "the martian chronicles" for mentions of andy weir's "the martian"”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.