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caseythereader 's review for:
Fledgling
by Octavia E. Butler
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
📚 Butler returns to themes of consent and power in this book - it read very much as a continuation of her explorations in the LILITH'S BROOD series.
📚 There is so much going on, dissecting power structures in terms of race, age, gender, bloodlines and more, and she's doing it all inside a story about vampires.
📚 Unfortunately, things got repetitive very fast, with Shori having to explain and reexplain her amnesia and the events surrounding it to new people every few pages.
📚 Hooooo boy the sex is so uncomfortable given that the protagonist is in the body of a child! Do not want!
📚 There is so much going on, dissecting power structures in terms of race, age, gender, bloodlines and more, and she's doing it all inside a story about vampires.
📚 Unfortunately, things got repetitive very fast, with Shori having to explain and reexplain her amnesia and the events surrounding it to new people every few pages.
📚 Hooooo boy the sex is so uncomfortable given that the protagonist is in the body of a child! Do not want!
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood