1.63k reviews for:

Adulthood Rites

Octavia E. Butler

4.16 AVERAGE

woolardhe's review against another edition

4.0

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I have so many questions. This book left me feeling more unsatisfied than Dawn - can’t wait to see what discomforts imago brings me

riosblu's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

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Poignant. Relevant. Fascinating.

ftairs's review against another edition

3.25

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

leslie115's review against another edition

4.0

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Really powerful. Among the many issues this novel makes me ponder are the virtues of fearing vs. craving difference (part II, chapter 4), and the cruelties we inflict on each other out of fear.

mellogirl's review against another edition

4.0

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Took me longer to get through than the first in the series, mostly because it goes a little deeper into the philosophical. Still a brilliant novel, mind-blowingly different than most of my reading to date.

sunflowerdove's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark reflective 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: Complicated

relliepi's review against another edition

3.75

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: Yes

drips's review against another edition

3.75

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this took way longer to get through than i anticipated. there were some interesting aspects but overall it was kind of a drag. very bleak view of humanity. i'm still looking forward to reading imago bc that's the book i originally picked up thinking it was a standalone 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation

Minor: Cancer, Suicide

earth_anduniverse's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional 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

niamhcashell's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging

Plot or Character Driven: A mix