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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Rape
Minor: Child death
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I devoured this book. I've been struggling to find something new to read, and this was exactly that. I so look forward to reading the next two!
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I know it’s redundant to say this but whoaaa does Octavia butler know how to craft thought-provoking sci-fi!!!!
It’s an interesting premise here that delves into themes of evolution and humanity. Butler is challenging the notions of what it means to be alien. It’s freaky and asks hard questions, very fork-found-in-kitchen for an Olivia novel! There's much more to discuss, but I’ll restrain myself.
Looking forward to continuing this series!
It’s an interesting premise here that delves into themes of evolution and humanity. Butler is challenging the notions of what it means to be alien. It’s freaky and asks hard questions, very fork-found-in-kitchen for an Olivia novel! There's much more to discuss, but I’ll restrain myself.
Looking forward to continuing this series!
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Well written and lore dense. Interesting albeit intense sci-fi tale.
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is a complex, complicated novel. For anyone looking for science fiction that acknowledges that life outside of Earth would almost certainly be incomprehensibly different from our own, this is the perfect book. Butler is thoughtful and honest about humanity's flaws and the moral ambiguities that must surely arise between two species that can never fully understand each other. Butler refuses any easy answers, forcing the reader to interrogate their own responses and wonder how they would behave in such wild circumstances. This is a challenging read in the best possible sense, and everything that speculative fiction ought to be.