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Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

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mcgaheyd's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75

kkaste's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

vivienne11's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

4.5

I've always preferred fantasy to science fiction and picked up this book without knowing what I was getting into. To call it thought provoking, would be a disservice as it keeps you captivated introducing new ideas and presenting entirely alien and yet dissonantly relatable quandaries with every turn of the page. I can't pick up the second book in the trilogy just yet because I'm just a little bit afraid it won't live up to the standard the first has set and because I need a while to think through all it has left me with. What a gift this book is and what a talent this writer is.

elizabeth_its_liz_reading's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5 stars

emmaondi's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging reflective 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? Yes

4.0

hscoop_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging tense medium-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? No

3.0

I really enjoy Butler’s work but Dawn was just okay. Perhaps it doesn’t work as well for me as a standalone because it’s a series?

I really enjoyed the first 2 parts but then it kind of went downhill for me. But the concept is, like all of Butler’s work, so brilliant and ahead of it’s time.