Quicker than the eye

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Ray Bradbury published Quicker than the eye in 1996, and it has since become one of the more widely recognised works of science fiction from United States. The book's treatment of the human condition accounts for much of its enduring reputation. Critics and institutions have consistently placed Quicker than the eye among the notable works of its period. Our aggregate score of 30/100 is compiled from 1 editorial sources that range from Nobel and Booker committees to leading literary journals. What distinguishes Quicker than the eye is how it handles its central concerns — the human condition — without reducing them to neat conclusions. The book invites close reading and holds up well to it. Ray Bradbury's role in the literature of United States is well established. Quicker than the eye can be read as both a standalone achievement and as part of a broader national literary conversation about identity, history, and the possibilities of narrative form.

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