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31 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781472218742
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Headline
Publication date: 13 March 2014
Description
Set on a distant planet, Bloodchild is award-winning author Octavia E. Butler’s shattering meditation on symbiosis, love, power and tough choices. It won the Hugo, Locus, Nebula and Science Fiction Chronicle awards and is widely regarded as one of...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,369 reviews
Moods
tense 46%
challenging 41%
reflective 27%
mysterious 23%
emotional 19%
sad 12%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 21%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Plot: 26% | Character: 25% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 21% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 39% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 9% | No: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 38% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gore, Blood, Body horrorModerate
Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Animal deathMinor
Vomit, Gun violence, Slavery
31 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781472218742
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Headline
Publication date: 13 March 2014
Description
Set on a distant planet, Bloodchild is award-winning author Octavia E. Butler’s shattering meditation on symbiosis, love, power and tough choices. It won the Hugo, Locus, Nebula and Science Fiction Chronicle awards and is widely regarded as one of...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,369 reviews
Moods
tense 46%
challenging 41%
reflective 27%
mysterious 23%
emotional 19%
sad 12%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 21%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Plot: 26% | Character: 25% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 21% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 39% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 9% | No: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 38% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gore, Blood, Body horrorModerate
Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Animal deathMinor
Vomit, Gun violence, Slavery