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alrauna's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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porshainielsen's review

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adventurous reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Going into this book I was expecting some more uppity-academic-like jargon, but was pleasantly surprised. This story was extremely fast-paced and digestible. It was almost too fast-paced, I wanted more from it.

I knocked down a star just because I felt that Dana was lacking emotional depth. When she is separated from her husband it's kind of an ehh situation and she just keeps moving. At the end of the book, even when there are two violent deaths, it feels like she almost immediately recovers, and not in a way to protect herself. At first, this feels like this is because she simply does not have time to feel these strong emotions as she is thrust in and out of the 18th century, but eventually, you'd think there would be a time for the reader to see some of it. Similarly, with Rufus, he is also lacking growth. Although it is a part of the plot for him to become a "man of the times," there still could have been more emotion from his character. The way that he and the other characters just accept Dana as a time traveler seems pretty crazy for the time; including her jeans, her aspirin pills, etc. I kind of enjoyed that part though, because in other time travel novels, it feels like they beat it over the head how different they are from the time they traveled to.

Overall, would check out more of Octavia Butler's books and might even watch the show!

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sabripolin's review

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reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Totally transported (pun not intended…) by the vivid imagery of Dana’s experience in two time periods, but mostly by the complex, conflicting emotions and ethical dilemmas she encounters and how to manage situations in a period-appropriate manner.

Minus points (?) for all characters’ lack of FREAKING OUT and Dana’s seemingly emotionless disposition all throughout. We also don’t really get a “why” to why this all happened or what triggered her first transportation.

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dixiecarroll's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This was so interesting and horrific at the same time. I took off half a star because the complexities of slavery and how easy it *seemed* to be to adapt to horrible circumstances were a little too pointed in the first half, but the second half weaved this in very well. I listened to this and was audibly gasping left and right because I was so invested and heartbroken. Can’t believe I didn’t have to read this in school and hope that this can be required reading one day for everyone, especially white Americans.

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alpaca_in_space's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is an example of what makes Octavia Butler a great author. While it has darker themes, they don't feel added for the sake of shock value - instead they were clearly added to ensure the story was handling the implications of its premise. It is an incredible work of literature inviting readers into one of the darkest parts of the United States's past and to think about what lasting impacts it had into today.

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tragicromancer's review

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“What would I have done in such-and-such a time” seems to be a common question that we ask ourselves as human beings. This novel wrestles with that premise in one of the most intense stories I’ve ever read. An utterly compelling piece of science fiction and social/historical commentary.

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mareltor's review

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

W. O. W. This book left me grappling with so many feelings. She really didn’t hold back. This book didn’t go the way I imagined it would, but it’s more impactful because of that.

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