Reviews with content warning for Pedophilia - La luce del sole

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La luce del sole by Octavia E. Butler

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mghope's review against another edition

Didn't like how she was described as having a child body and sleeping with adults. She could've been an adult and it wouldn't change the book.

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3119fangirl's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

I only marked it as finished so it counts towards my goal. I DNF’d it about a third of the way in. I tried to give it a fair chance, but a lot of the things happening made me super uncomfy (i.e., pedophilia, suggested incest, etc).

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saint_eleanor's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

2.0

Octavia missed me w this one i fear. It almost felled like a vampire bridgerton-style polyamorous legal drama, which i almost liked except i couldn’t get passed the whole

53 yr old who looks 11 who bangs adults vibe

i really did not enjoy having to imagine that part. But! Sick concept. I think dark fantasy lovers would eat this up.

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calamitymeat's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

It's such a shame Octavia Butler died so suddenly and tragically almost immediately after writing this :( I really would have loved for this series to continue.

I was having an AWFUL time reading it however. Damn she sure does know how to make people uncomfortable.

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amberleefowler's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No

2.5

I was really disappointed with this book. I have heard incredible things about the author, but despite the writing style pulling me in, and the interesting vampire lore and culture, I would not read this book again and struggled to finish in the first place.
I could not get over the appearance of Shori and despite understanding that Butler was attempting to discuss the shift of power dynamics in this book (age, race, sex), the level of description of Shori's prepubescent body and her sexual encounters with other characters is revolting. I think this aim could have been achieved without the outright and glaring pedophilia throughout the entire book.
There were also some other disappointments where the book did not live up to the hype, including the plot and dialogue.
I did love the unique take of vampire families and symbiotes as well as the discussion around race and identity but yeah pretty disappointing for how eager I was to read this book.

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