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A review by orchids
Octavia E. Butler: The Last Interview and Other Conversations by Octavia E. Butler, Melville House
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Thank you NetGalley and Melville House Publishing for the Advanced Reader Copy!
Receiving the ARC couldn't have come at a better time; I'm in the middle of reading the last book in Octavia Bulter's Lilith's Brood trilogy! It was so lovely to read this collection of interviews and hear Bulter describe and contextualize her work in her own words, especially since she passed away way too early (and "hearing" her say that she imagined herself continuing to write into her 80s was heartbreaking!). I already loved Bulter prior to reading this collection, but now I exponentially love her more! This interview collection had a bit of everything with each focusing on different accept of her work and Bulter herself with some overlap. However, since the interviews were ordered chronologically, you could see how Bulter answered the same question over the years and how those responses changed as she did. Reading about her talking about her other books made me really excited to continue reading through her body of work. She was SO ahead of her time and worthy of so much recognition for her incredible prose. This collection is definitely a must-have if you are a Bulter fan!
Receiving the ARC couldn't have come at a better time; I'm in the middle of reading the last book in Octavia Bulter's Lilith's Brood trilogy! It was so lovely to read this collection of interviews and hear Bulter describe and contextualize her work in her own words, especially since she passed away way too early (and "hearing" her say that she imagined herself continuing to write into her 80s was heartbreaking!). I already loved Bulter prior to reading this collection, but now I exponentially love her more! This interview collection had a bit of everything with each focusing on different accept of her work and Bulter herself with some overlap. However, since the interviews were ordered chronologically, you could see how Bulter answered the same question over the years and how those responses changed as she did. Reading about her talking about her other books made me really excited to continue reading through her body of work. She was SO ahead of her time and worthy of so much recognition for her incredible prose. This collection is definitely a must-have if you are a Bulter fan!