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Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi
4 reviews
zydecovivo's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Miscarriage
booksjessreads's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
I was pleasantly surprised by this biography of Octavia E. Butler and I enjoyed the writing style in which Zoboi used to detail Butler's life. I felt the longer pages, contrasted with regular poems and quotes from Butler broke up the next nicely. They were all informative in their own way and provided different perspectives and snapshots of Octavia's life without being too abstract.
I learned a lot about Butler, and this also allowed me to reflect on my reading of Kindred and there was a whole other level of understanding for the characters. I have only read Kindred, out of all of Butler's works, but it also enabled me to understand the meaning and context behind other works, such as Parable of the Sower.
I am not a biography person, but I really enjoyed the creativity of this book and it was really informative. Very thankful that Ibi Zoboi wrote this and made it into such a great collection.
I learned a lot about Butler, and this also allowed me to reflect on my reading of Kindred and there was a whole other level of understanding for the characters. I have only read Kindred, out of all of Butler's works, but it also enabled me to understand the meaning and context behind other works, such as Parable of the Sower.
I am not a biography person, but I really enjoyed the creativity of this book and it was really informative. Very thankful that Ibi Zoboi wrote this and made it into such a great collection.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Minor: Miscarriage and Misogyny
julied's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Miscarriage
queer_bookwyrm's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
5 ⭐ CW: miscarriage mention
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi is one part poetry, one part biography. Zoboi uses stunning poetry to convey the life of Butler through shapes and movement of stanzas.
As most of you know, Octavia E. Butler is my favorite author. My college advisor handed me her copy of Lilith's Brood one day and the rest is history. Butler is such an icon in science fiction, especially since she was the first Black woman science fiction writer to gain recognition and continues to inspire people of all backgrounds today.
This was a short book, but it holds so much. Zoboi has written succinctly, but no less fantastical than Butler herself would do. You can feel the love and admiration Zoboi had for her and poured it into this book. She's written an homage to all the Black weirdos and nerds who are writing their speculative and fantastical stories.
This is also an examination of how the current events of Butler's time shaped who she was as a person and as a writer. She was heavily influenced by the civil rights movement and the space race. She didn't even see any black women in science fiction until she was 19 and saw Lt. Nyota Uhura on Star Trek: The Origin Series for the first time in 1966.
I didn't even bother tabbing this book, because I would have just tabbed every single page. I'm so glad I pre-ordered this book. If you are a fan of Octavia E. Butler, I highly recommend reading this.
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi is one part poetry, one part biography. Zoboi uses stunning poetry to convey the life of Butler through shapes and movement of stanzas.
As most of you know, Octavia E. Butler is my favorite author. My college advisor handed me her copy of Lilith's Brood one day and the rest is history. Butler is such an icon in science fiction, especially since she was the first Black woman science fiction writer to gain recognition and continues to inspire people of all backgrounds today.
This was a short book, but it holds so much. Zoboi has written succinctly, but no less fantastical than Butler herself would do. You can feel the love and admiration Zoboi had for her and poured it into this book. She's written an homage to all the Black weirdos and nerds who are writing their speculative and fantastical stories.
This is also an examination of how the current events of Butler's time shaped who she was as a person and as a writer. She was heavily influenced by the civil rights movement and the space race. She didn't even see any black women in science fiction until she was 19 and saw Lt. Nyota Uhura on Star Trek: The Origin Series for the first time in 1966.
I didn't even bother tabbing this book, because I would have just tabbed every single page. I'm so glad I pre-ordered this book. If you are a fan of Octavia E. Butler, I highly recommend reading this.
Content Warnings
Minor: Miscarriage
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