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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
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
dark
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Incest, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Slavery, Kidnapping, Grief
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
This book was heart wrenching and infuriating, as life is. Beautiful - I love the physical, mystical, empathy Octavia Butler employs in her novels.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I did enjoy this book but when compared to my favorite books by Butler this one does not stand out. Butler seemed to love exploring the intricacies of codependent and toxic relationships in her stories. You see it in Kindred, Fledgling and even a bit in her earthseed novels. I thought this was an interesting take on the theme. It reminded me of the dynamic in Kindred because both the main characters are strong women who at one point submit to slavery because it is easier for them in many ways than to push back. This book — like kindred — also showed the mix of hate and love that can come from such toxic relationships. I think like all Butler novels it was very well written and impactful. It just wasn’t my favorite of her characters or worlds.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Rape, Slavery
5 stars for an interesting, well written story. I felt so many emotions reading this. Being the first book I've read by Octavia, I didn't know what to expect, but I didn't expect it to be so amazing. Highly recommend. Really looking forward to getting into some of Butler's other stories.
I loved this book - the story and characters are so incredibly unique and interesting. I think this is being made into a tv series (with Viola Davis's production company), and I am VERY excited to see it!
This is the second OB book I have read and her themes are extremely dark. I only got to chapter two and we already have talk of rape, no consensual body snatching, and many other red flags. I got very uncomfortable