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Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

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3119fangirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

I only marked it as finished so it counts towards my goal. I DNF’d it about a third of the way in. I tried to give it a fair chance, but a lot of the things happening made me super uncomfy (i.e., pedophilia, suggested incest, etc).

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waywardkitty's review against another edition

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I couldn’t get past the sex between the prepubescent looking narrator and the adult man who found her

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amberleefowler's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No

2.5

I was really disappointed with this book. I have heard incredible things about the author, but despite the writing style pulling me in, and the interesting vampire lore and culture, I would not read this book again and struggled to finish in the first place.
I could not get over the appearance of Shori and despite understanding that Butler was attempting to discuss the shift of power dynamics in this book (age, race, sex), the level of description of Shori's prepubescent body and her sexual encounters with other characters is revolting. I think this aim could have been achieved without the outright and glaring pedophilia throughout the entire book.
There were also some other disappointments where the book did not live up to the hype, including the plot and dialogue.
I did love the unique take of vampire families and symbiotes as well as the discussion around race and identity but yeah pretty disappointing for how eager I was to read this book.

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mmefish's review against another edition

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This was interesting (and disgusting) but became repetitive and full of endless exposition.

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qwends's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.75

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maregred's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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kaitieg97's review against another edition

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A little too weird for my tastes!

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hannaashaffer's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

yeah i really thought there was going to be a comment about the child x adult relationship but there never was
the whole “this is looked down upon among humans but we accept you here”
i just really couldnt get past that part. i enjoyed it the farther into it however!
my first octavia e butler!! i am excited to read more by her after this, the storybuilding was amazing & i got attached to the characters by the end. except you wright.

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petrock28's review against another edition

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Nope : minor x adult sex scene (probably older than 10-11 years old, but still not going to listen to it)

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anothersarah's review against another edition

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4.5

This book is really hard to rate because everything about it was amazing and brilliant.... except Butler's choice to have Shori present as a 10 year old child, that was a constant issue for me. I'm sure she did that with purpose, she was such a brilliant writer, but at the end it was a matter of how much I'd knock off of an otherwise 5⭐ read.

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