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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
Closer to 3.5.
I struggled to connect with the main character of this book, compared to Lilith from the first book. This makes sense, as he is both half (2/5ths?) alien and extremely young for a lot of the book, but I found it more difficult to really care about what he was going through. Some of it felt repetitive (the arguments presented by the oankali and humans, how violent humans are, Akin's need to explore), and I somewhat had to push myself to finish the book.
On the positive side, Butler's world-building remains fantastic, as well as the thought she put into what makes a human, the alien perspectives, what happens when they're mixed, and the slow decline of the hopeless sterile humans remaining alive. I'm also curious to see how the Mars colony will go and how the trilogy will end. Her ideas are interesting - is it inevitable that man's intelligence + hierarchies will lead to destruction? - and her writing style is top-notch.
I struggled to connect with the main character of this book, compared to Lilith from the first book. This makes sense, as he is both half (2/5ths?) alien and extremely young for a lot of the book, but I found it more difficult to really care about what he was going through. Some of it felt repetitive (the arguments presented by the oankali and humans, how violent humans are, Akin's need to explore), and I somewhat had to push myself to finish the book.
On the positive side, Butler's world-building remains fantastic, as well as the thought she put into what makes a human, the alien perspectives, what happens when they're mixed, and the slow decline of the hopeless sterile humans remaining alive. I'm also curious to see how the Mars colony will go and how the trilogy will end. Her ideas are interesting - is it inevitable that man's intelligence + hierarchies will lead to destruction? - and her writing style is top-notch.
I have a habit of reading Octavia Butler books in a single day, this one included. She is quickly becoming my favorite Sci-Fi author.
This book was excellent and I'm very excited to pick up the last book in the trilogy -- which I prefer to think of as Xenogensis rather than Lilith's Brood.
This book was excellent and I'm very excited to pick up the last book in the trilogy -- which I prefer to think of as Xenogensis rather than Lilith's Brood.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
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:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
liked the first book but got bored, distracted
adventurous
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
sad
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:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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