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Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler
3.0
adventurous challenging tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

 Good. The mind of Butler was whoo!

I was fully immersed in the story and watching Akin’s journey of something not quite human or alien. But this was very slow-moving and long-winded, so I found myself getting fatigued. I don’t think I’ll finish this trilogy, at least no time soon, but it’s not bad at all.

The humans here are so distinctly human that they’re frustrating.

SN: I cannot get over once Akin reaches puberty, how down bad he was for those sea anemone-looking thangs lol