Reviews

Bloodchild by Octavia E. Butler

shelby_mae13's review

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

lucille_reads's review

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

natty0011's review

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

mon_'s review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

vnicole's review

challenging fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A good short story exploring the human condition. 

sarahlreadseverything's review

3.0

Interesting and . . . disturbing

chloeardd's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

4.5

zaisgraph's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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? No

5.0

The implications and the allegories are top notch. I mean human cattle and male pregnancy and all that. My mind is blown.

rileaf's review

challenging dark reflective fast-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

5.0

gabrielcunha's review

4.0

An interesting analyze on the life of other human beings put in the utmost disgusting position of hosting alien larvae. Even more so for the fact that in this story men are put in this position. When I read the afterword for this little story and I got to understand what motivated Octavia to write such story and find out that she, as I, write her problems and issues in different forms in other to come to term with them was amazing. It made me connect with her.
I recommend this to anyone who wouldn’t be sick to read about people being cut open.