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Fledgling, by Octavia E. Butler

36 reviews

plainpaige's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

Ooof. I would have liked this book more if not for the shadow cast over it by the explicit pedophilia of it all. Of course, some will say it's not actually pedophilia, the "child" protagonist was in her 50s! But let's just say, this book will never be made into a movie. Even disregarding the explicit relationships between this person who appears to be ~10 years old, I had trouble finding myself interested in the story or the characters. A third of this book was judicial bureaucratic boredom, and perhaps Butler could have expanded it into a more interesting series, but I personally wouldn't have read the sequel.

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samireadsbooks's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Rating 5⭐️

Such an amazing and thought provoking story that deals with lost, love, finding out who you are, and ultimately the terrible effect racism leaves on a community and society.

Read this book if you love:

Vampires
A mystery that keeps you guessing
Books that will cause you immense pain, but you’ll fall in love anyway
Love and lust

This book starts with a women who has no memory of who she is or what happened to her or the houses around her, clearly burnt to the ground. You follow along as she works to understand who she is, and why these bad things keep happening to her. This story is filled with so much loss and pain, but also with love, and the need to be loved by those around you. I was left feeling so whole, but also so angry at the way society views people who are different than them. Octavia E. Butler tells such an important story here from the lenses of vampires, and I think everyone she should this story. I will be left thinking about it for years to come.

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nikkiacat's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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excellent_taste's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Really interesting, also disturbing. I do not know how I feel about it but it was well written.

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uhm_kai's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

i want to consume this book & i need 500 more but i can't have them and it sucks

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lexnicole's review against another edition

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3.0

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mjscooke's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Butler tackles the fascinating premise of what it would be like to be a vampire with amnesia in such an interesting way that weaves together the very real human questions of morality, identity and justice.

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