A while back I read Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles, and it was incredible. A five star read, and so when I got this from the library I was really looking forward to reading it, hoping to have the same reaction as I did to Chronicles. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. There's nothing wrong with these stories. They are perfectly adequate, perfectly average. It makes me wonder if this was an early collection, or a collection of the leftovers. I enjoyed reading them - I think "The Long Rain" was my favourite - but they're not in any way outstanding.