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A review by jess_mango
Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler
4.0
My final book for the Book Riot 2019 Read Harder challenge!
Adulthood Rites is the second book in the Xenogenisis series. This book continues the story from “Dawn”, but where Dawn focused on Lilith, This book tells the story of Lilith’s son Akin. Akin is part human and part Oankali (an alien species that rescued surviving humans after most of humanity died in a war). Akin is torn between loyalty to humans and his role with the Oankali.
This book is a blend of sci-fi and coming of age. We follow Akin from when he’s in utero to when he’s a young man. It was a good read and raised lots of philosophical issues.
Adulthood Rites is the second book in the Xenogenisis series. This book continues the story from “Dawn”, but where Dawn focused on Lilith, This book tells the story of Lilith’s son Akin. Akin is part human and part Oankali (an alien species that rescued surviving humans after most of humanity died in a war). Akin is torn between loyalty to humans and his role with the Oankali.
This book is a blend of sci-fi and coming of age. We follow Akin from when he’s in utero to when he’s a young man. It was a good read and raised lots of philosophical issues.