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Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler

8 reviews

scifi_rat's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Plot: 3.75★
Prose: 4★
Pace: 3.5★
Concept/Execution: 3.75★/4★
Characters: 4★
Worldbuilding:4★
Ending: 4.25★

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Incest, Pregnancy, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, War, Xenophobia, Body horror, Chronic illness, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Biphobia, Sexism, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Patternmaster is Octavia E. Butler's first book, I think it's amazing how she wrote Patternmaster and from it she was able to "go backwards" and create Clay's Ark, Mind of My Mind, and Wildseed. Out of the series, Patternmaster is my least favorite and it's also my lowest rated Octavia E. Butler title. 

I really enjoyed the final action sequence and that's why I bumped up my rating this time around. 

The first time I read this book (which was last year in 2022) I gave it 3 stars, this time
I'm giving this a 3.5 out of 5 stars. 
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

becksusername's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Trafficking, and Torture

Minor: Blood, Bullying, Gun violence, Biphobia, Terminal illness, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Pregnancy, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

thenonbinaryc's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Vomit, Violence, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

erikawynn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Death, and Slavery

Moderate: Death of parent, Incest, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Confinement, and Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage

caseythereader's review

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Biphobia

bookiecharm's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, and Sexism

Minor: Rape, Domestic abuse, and Slavery

kukushka's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape