Clay's Ark by Octavia E. Butler

Clay's Ark

Patternist #3

Octavia E. Butler with Neal Ghant (Narrator)

7 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
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In a violent near-future, Asa Elias Doyle and her companions encounter an alien life form so heinous and destructive, they exile themselves in the desert so as not to contaminate other humans. To resist the compulsion to infect others is mental ag...

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Community Reviews

3.69
based on 2,496 reviews

Moods

dark: 90%

tense: 70%

challenging: 45%

adventurous: 39%

sad: 29%

mysterious: 28%

emotional: 26%

reflective: 14%

Pace

45% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
4% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

31% of readers chose Plot
54% of readers chose A mix
13% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

49% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

92% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

60% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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