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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★
Prose: 4★
Pace: 3.5★
Concept/Execution: 3.75★/4★
Characters: 4★
Worldbuilding:4★
Ending: 4.25★
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.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, and Violence
laurensilva's review
adventurous
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death and Domestic abuse
beanjoles's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
After Clay’s Ark, I had no idea where this series would end up. I loved this book though - great writing, characters you get quickly invested in, masterful world-building as always. I wish this had been just a touch longer to see what happens as Teray takes control of the Pattern , but that’s just because I like a fleshed out conclusion.
Overall series review: Uneven, but enjoyable. Wild Seed and Patternmaster were by far the best, with Clay’s Ark and Mind of my Mind following. It took a while for everything to come together but it did, and did very well. I wonder what Doro and Anwanyu would have thought about how things ended up.
Overall series review: Uneven, but enjoyable. Wild Seed and Patternmaster were by far the best, with Clay’s Ark and Mind of my Mind following. It took a while for everything to come together but it did, and did very well. I wonder what Doro and Anwanyu would have thought about how things ended up.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Sexual violence
Self amputation is described late in the book. There are some details but it isn’t a long or overly graphic scene.
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