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jenngoetz 's review for:
Adulthood Rites
by Octavia E. Butler
I'm so wrapped up in the characters and the future of the human race from the first book in this series that it is difficult to evaluate it separately. However, I have begun to tire of every human or oankali apparently being driven entirely by their need to mate and reproduce.
Butler is supposed to be a feminist and yet most (all?) her female characters spend their time defined by their partners , offspring, or inability to produce offspring. Compared to another of my favorites, Ursula Le Guin, Butler spends a lot of time defining strict gender roles even for her gender less ooloi.
Still I find the book stimulating, thought provoking, and I blew through it in just a few days. So four stars.
Butler is supposed to be a feminist and yet most (all?) her female characters spend their time defined by their partners , offspring, or inability to produce offspring. Compared to another of my favorites, Ursula Le Guin, Butler spends a lot of time defining strict gender roles even for her gender less ooloi.
Still I find the book stimulating, thought provoking, and I blew through it in just a few days. So four stars.