diff --git a/values.go b/values.go
index 8664e1c..414e754 100644
--- a/values.go
+++ b/values.go
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@ type value interface {
 }
 
 func readValue(r io.Reader) (value, error) {
-	br := bufio.NewReader(r)
+	var br *bufio.Reader
+	switch t := r.(type) {
+	case *bufio.Reader:
+		br = t
+	default:
+		br = bufio.NewReader(r)
+	}
+
 	line, err := br.ReadBytes('\n')
 	switch err {
 	case io.EOF:
@@ -34,7 +41,7 @@ func readValue(r io.Reader) (value, error) {
 	}
 
 	if len(line) < 3 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read redis protocol value: input is too small")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read redis protocol value: input %q is too small", line)
 	}
 	if line[len(line)-2] != '\r' {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read redis protocol value: bad line terminator")
@@ -49,6 +56,8 @@ func readValue(r io.Reader) (value, error) {
 		return readInteger(line[1:])
 	case start_bulkstring:
 		return readBulkString(line[1:], br)
+	case start_array:
+		return readArray(line[1:], br)
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read redis protocol value: illegal start character: %c", line[0])
 	}
@@ -92,6 +101,7 @@ func readBulkString(prefix []byte, r io.Reader) (value, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read bulkstring in redis protocol: bad prefix: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	n += 2
 	b := make([]byte, n)
 	n_read, err := r.Read(b)
 	switch err {
@@ -105,5 +115,30 @@ func readBulkString(prefix []byte, r io.Reader) (value, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read bulkstring in redis protocol: read %d bytes, expected to read %d bytes", int64(n_read), n)
 	}
 
-	return BulkString(b), nil
+	if len(b) < 2 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read bulkstring in redis protocol: input %q is too short", b)
+	}
+
+	return BulkString(b[:len(b)-2]), nil
+}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+type Array []value
+
+func readArray(prefix []byte, r *bufio.Reader) (value, error) {
+	n, err := strconv.ParseInt(string(prefix), 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read array in redis protocol: bad prefix: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	a := make(Array, n)
+	for i := int64(0); i < n; i++ {
+		v, err := readValue(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read array value in redis protocol: %v", err)
+		}
+		a[i] = v
+	}
+	return a, nil
 }
diff --git a/values_test.go b/values_test.go
index 777f550..ccc5490 100644
--- a/values_test.go
+++ b/values_test.go
@@ -15,8 +15,24 @@ func (test valueTest) run(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("valueTest error: %v", err)
 	}
-	if v != test.out {
-		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", test.out, v)
+	switch expected := test.out.(type) {
+	case Array:
+		got, ok := v.(Array)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Errorf("expected Array value, got %v", v)
+		}
+		if len(got) != len(expected) {
+			t.Errorf("expected Array of length %d, saw Array of length %d", len(expected), len(got))
+		}
+		for i := 0; i < len(got); i++ {
+			if got[i] != expected[i] {
+				t.Errorf("Array values do not match: got %v, expected %v", got, expected)
+			}
+		}
+	default:
+		if v != test.out {
+			t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", test.out, v)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -61,6 +77,11 @@ var valueTests = []valueTest{
 	{":-12345\r\n+extra\r\n", Integer(-12345)},
 	{":9223372036854775807\r\n+extra\r\n", Integer(9223372036854775807)},   // int64 max
 	{":-9223372036854775808\r\n+extra\r\n", Integer(-9223372036854775808)}, // int64 min
+
+	{"*0\r\n", Array{}}, // is this a thing?  I have no idea.
+	{"*1\r\n+hello\r\n", Array{String("hello")}},
+	{"*2\r\n+one\r\n+two", Array{String("one"), String("two")}},
+	{"*2\r\n$4\r\necho\r\n$5\r\nhello", Array{BulkString("echo"), BulkString("hello")}},
 }
 
 func TestValues(t *testing.T) {