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La luce del sole by Octavia E. Butler

142 reviews

erinbarton's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

2.0

an unnecessary amount of worldbuilding / info dumping for a 300 page standalone book — although the plot sounded interesting, reading became tedious because the entire plot became just shori meeting someone and hearing info about her past, moving on to the next place and meeting another person etc.

the fact that shori has the body of a child serves no purpose in the plot ie she is never mistaken for a child either to her advantage or detriment. because of this, it feels as if this detail was added solely to make readers uncomfortable from the sexual/romantic relationships in the book when her child body is described. 

writing style also just wasn’t for me - the dialogue is very stiff and unnatural,  and the characters lack any personality
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risaleel's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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infairveronaa's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious 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

3.0

Would probs have been a perfect story for me plot-wise if not for the
child's body thing
to be honest...
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steph_steph's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is wild. It starts very isolated, primal, and animal; then eventually turns into a legal drama with tons of prior history. This book will make you uncomfortable, but on purpose to make you think about consent, identity, and morality.
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halfbloodprincess_hogwarts's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

This is the first book I have ever read by Octavia E. Butler and I am over the MOON happy after reading this.

The MC is a Black Vampire whom is desirable, courageous, brave, unforgettable and a refreshing character. She wakes up in a cave in excruciating pain with no memory of what happened to her nor who she is. We come to know the world through her eyes and who she is as the story progresses. Along with help from those on the way.

I did mentally clutch my metaphoric pearls (especially while driving) listening to the audiobook. This is definitely more for mature audiences. It's so difficult to express my love for this novel without dumping spoilers. Just impossible.

Found family, my favorite trope, plays a major role in Fledgling and I could 100% relisten to this again and again.    
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brynalexa's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense 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

4.5

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sarah2438's review against another edition

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3.0

I would recommend this because it's disturbing as hell and I think it'll be a good introduction to Octavia E. Butler's works. But I also found the second half or so to be a bit boring.
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d0505's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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astrangerhere's review against another edition

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snowless's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense slow-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

3.0

I love Octavia Butler and this book did prompt a lot of reflection around some of the themes she often covers, but I found the scenes of intimacy disturbing given the age the main character appears. I also thought the book as a whole was a bit too dialogue-heavy, though Butler is a master of dialogue.
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