dagen 's review for:

Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler

4.75

dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Building on book one, Butler expertly explores ideas of humanity, consent, and power. Book two more directly engages with the question of whether we are fated for self-destruction, and like her other work, the answers found ride a thin line between hope and despair.