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careymacaulay 's review for:
Wild Seed
by Octavia E. Butler
"She knew now how the slaves had felt as they lay chained on the bench, the slaver's hot iron burning into their flesh. In her pride, she had denied that she was a slave. She could no longer deny it. Doro's mark had been on her since the day they met."
I have never read anything like this before, and the unique, powerful, main characters, Doro and Anyanwu, are a huge part of that. Their complicated relationship is the main focus of this epic story, with underlying complex themes of slavery, eugenics, abuse, family, mental health, survival, and self-determination with never a letdown between these 2 opposing characters' points of view. Part alternative history, part science fiction, there is a lot going on here and a lot said between the lines. From start to finish, Butler never loses her focus on the protagonists. I was both satisfied with where she took her duo but so excited that this is a series so I can look forward to where Octavia Butler's imagination will take Doro and Anyanwu.
I have never read anything like this before, and the unique, powerful, main characters, Doro and Anyanwu, are a huge part of that. Their complicated relationship is the main focus of this epic story, with underlying complex themes of slavery, eugenics, abuse, family, mental health, survival, and self-determination with never a letdown between these 2 opposing characters' points of view. Part alternative history, part science fiction, there is a lot going on here and a lot said between the lines. From start to finish, Butler never loses her focus on the protagonists. I was both satisfied with where she took her duo but so excited that this is a series so I can look forward to where Octavia Butler's imagination will take Doro and Anyanwu.