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A review by kefeshe
Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The concept was really weird. I found my own preconceived notions of what is socially acceptable coming into play. I was faced with my own biases and discomfort with engineering people to produce desirable characteristics like food produce. I appreciated how the characters developed and changed, I don't think I would have felt satisfied with the ending if they had not evolved in the way they had
Graphic: Incest, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Colonisation
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape