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Adulthood Rites

Octavia E. Butler

4.16 AVERAGE

chikume_kwawti's review against another edition

3.75

challenging mysterious tense slow-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: Complicated

ezismythical's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fatnbscoop's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

figlore's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark 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

parkeeto's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

sarahrigg's review against another edition

5.0

At first I had a hard time shifting viewpoint characters from Lilith in the first book to her adolescent half-alien son Akin in the second book, but he quickly becomes a sympathetic character. If the first book makes the reader angry about the cavalier way the Oankali (aliens) treat humans, the second book will make you angry about the way humans treat humans. Highly recommended - really I recommend everything Butler has ever written.

thopp84's review against another edition

4.0

I probably shouldn't have waited almost two years to read this after reading the first one. It took me a while to remember everything that happened in the first book. That being said, Butler continues to impress me with the ways in which she writes about alien life and technology. This one was a bit tough to get into but once I got into the story, I was really absorbed. Already looking forward to the final book in the trilogy.