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challenging
dark
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
3.0
i don't read much vampire or sci-fi stuff but i like Octavia Butler so i read this. i enjoyed her unique take on vampires. the apparent age of the main character is difficult to accept and uncomfortable to deal with in many parts of the book. Shori is placed in a lot of sexual contexts while appearing as a 10 year old child (idc if she's really 53, she's still considered a child by her own peoples' standards ) i'm sure this was intentional on the behalf of the author however i really struggled with not thinking of every character as a perv.
Wright is lesbophobic as fuck for saying that Shori's relationships with women didn't affect him as much but when she gets a male symbiont suddenly polyamory is a big deal.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content
Minor: Lesbophobia
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