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Book Review: Clay’s Ark by Octavia E. Butler
Posted on June 19, 2012 1 Comment
Clay’s Ark by Octavia E. Butler This was the most disturbing books by Octavia E. Butler that I have read yet, further inspiring my desire to have a conversation with her to find out just how that brain worked. Her concepts are fascinating, even when as disturbing as this one. Perhaps it was the violence […]
Book Review: Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler
Posted on April 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler After Clay’s Ark, I had no idea what to expect with The Patternmaster. What I did not expect was that the Clayark evolution would basically turn those people into animals – albeit really smart human-like animals – and that they would have no real purpose to their existence save to […]
Book Review: Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
Posted on November 12, 2011 2 Comments
Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler What a fascinating book. I read Mind of My Mind first, where I met the main characters here, but as that was not their story, they did not have much depth. Reading Wild Seed, it made me somewhat disappointed that they did not have as much to do in […]
Book Review: Mind of My Mind by Octavia E. Butler
Posted on September 15, 2011 1 Comment
Mind of My Mind by Octavia E. Butler This was a surprisingly short read, which I picked up as part of the Seed to Harvest series, but have read before Wild Seed. I’m not sure what I ultimately expected, but what was there was a bit of a let down. There were many themes and […]
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