Reviews

Mind of My Mind by Octavia E. Butler

stitchinthyme's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.25

welp_seeyalater's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

nolanreads775's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

revarevareva's review

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.75

georgiehar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

oda21's review

dark 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? Yes

4.25

outcolder's review against another edition

4.0

Disturbing. Lots of coercion, sometimes violent, sometimes they just reprogram you and that all seems to be OK with everyone which leads to slavery: again, totally OK. People who are sensitive to the thoughts of others... hate children. I am suspicious that things aren't going to get morally clearer as the series goes on.

cb613's review

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.75

savaging's review

5.0

This book is cold and cruel and slides away from any metaphors I try to close it into. Also: I loved it.

I hear people talking about Octavia Butler like she wrote how-to manuals, like she's moralizing, and I think: are we reading the same person? Because at least with books like this ... it does not feel like a Life Lesson. It feels like a heat check, to see whether her expert sensory writing can make us totally buy into the wildest ideas she can create. (and it can! it does!)

mkowens's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

5.0