Reviews

Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler

kemrick19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

tap_water's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

maeladapt's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

yolo_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Why do I feel like this book is so relatable to what would actually happen if mankind were given a second chance a a new earth. I really depised humans reading this book, but do aliens have the right to tell humans how to exist??

sottola99's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

3.0

cort_francis's review

adventurous challenging medium-paced

3.0

stephandbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

dmrosenblatt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

margofranch's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful slow-paced

3.0

zeibeat's review against another edition

5.0

What a masterpiece