Nope, I cannot get my mind off the fact that this book, while well written, features a 8 years old child who's actually 53 and who goes around mind controlling random adult people into having sex with her and loving her. The creep factor is just *waves confusedly* off the charts. Some people argue t...
A unique twist on the vampire story, Fledgling tells the story of an amnesiac who looks like a young teen but is actually a 53-year old genetically modified vampire. Someone is out to kill her but who?I enjoyed this story. The world building is excellent. I could see this being a trilogy. Unfortunat...
For years, I have anticipated reading something by Octavia E. Butler. I had built an image of Butler that was a cross between Toni Morrison and Ursula LeGuin. Maybe I picked the wrong book to start with; Fledgling more closely resembles Stephenie Meyer mixed with Stephenie Meyer (and, given the tabo...
I had no idea what to expect from Fledgling. I've been wanting to read some Octavia E. Butler for a while, and I have to say that while I learned I don't think I'm all that into vampire literature, I am an Octavia Butler fan. Let me back up.Prior to reading Fledgling, the only other vampire book I'd...
This was intense. Scary and sexually creepy but thrilling and fun and weird. I am predisposed to loving Butler's work and this book fits right in with the themes of her other books--a woman set apart from society (however that's being defined) in search of knowledge and understanding and a community...
I loved this book. Loved it. As I neared the end, I found myself craving a sequel. It breaks my heart to know that there wont be one. I loved what Butler did with the vampire mythology and how she intertwined those paranormal elements with issues of sexuality and race. To tell the story through the ...
Octavia Butler was a genius who died far too young. In her too-short oeuvre are many classics of science fiction, Hugo and Nebula winners, all of them dealing with race and power and oppression in some way. Fledgling was (I think) her last book, or one of the last, and it's a fairly straightforward ...
The story was good, but it was too unemotional for a first person POV. It could have been an interesting series. I liked that she didn't pretend to be the age she appeared to be.
*** THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS ***For a long time I have been wanting to read a novel by Octavia E. Butler. Her last book, Fledgling, somehow seemed to be the right first choice for me, as I've always had a thing for vampire-stories. I ordered the book from a local book store and waited for ...
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