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A review by popgoesbitty
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler
1.0
Ooooookay. Deep breath.
I loathe what I'm about to say, but...
I just did NOT get this nor connect with it in any way whatsoever. I didn't like who I was supposed to like and, therefore, the characters and their decisions made no sense. Am I supposed to like some of these manipulative, rapist aliens? Am I supposed to NOT like the ax murderer guy who was trying to get everyone away from them? Am I supposed to support Lilith's decisions which were clearly made as a victim of Stockholm syndrome? Cuz I didn't. Not one bit.
The pacing of the plot was so so so so so strange. It felt like a 300 page chapter found midway through another book. I didn't understand any of the world-building with the aliens.
I loathe what I'm about to say, but...
I just did NOT get this nor connect with it in any way whatsoever. I didn't like who I was supposed to like and, therefore, the characters and their decisions made no sense. Am I supposed to like some of these manipulative, rapist aliens? Am I supposed to NOT like the ax murderer guy who was trying to get everyone away from them? Am I supposed to support Lilith's decisions which were clearly made as a victim of Stockholm syndrome? Cuz I didn't. Not one bit.
The pacing of the plot was so so so so so strange. It felt like a 300 page chapter found midway through another book. I didn't understand any of the world-building with the aliens.