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A review by essinink
Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler
4.0
Patternmaster is the last of the Patternist books chronologically, though the first published, and I think it works well read either way. It's a short but solid novel, well capable of standing on its own, but coherently linked to the earlier/later installments.
I have to say, my favorite character is probably Amber. What a woman. Teray was kind of a frustrating protagonist. His characterization made sense, but the constant impulsiveness forced to give way to reason got old.
Like much of Butler's work (or what I've read of it so far) it's a quick read. The pacing is brisk and the plot is concise. I'll admit, though, that the ending fell a little flat. It was all a little too neatly abrupt, but still forgivable.
I have to say, my favorite character is probably Amber. What a woman. Teray was kind of a frustrating protagonist. His characterization made sense, but the constant impulsiveness forced to give way to reason got old.
Like much of Butler's work (or what I've read of it so far) it's a quick read. The pacing is brisk and the plot is concise. I'll admit, though, that the ending fell a little flat. It was all a little too neatly abrupt, but still forgivable.