A review by sharondblk
Octavia E. Butler: Kindred, Fledgling, Collected Stories (Loa #338) by Octavia E. Butler
4.0
I received a free e-arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review - thanks NetGalley.
I've wanted to read Octavia Butler ever since I heard one of her stories on LeVar Burton's podcast, so when this came up on NetGalley I was thrilled. This is a compilation of two of her novels, I think her first and last published, and a fair few short stories.
The problem here is how can I review two very different books and a bunch of short stories? Particularly books that have been so thoroughly reviewed elsewhere?
I'm going to say that I can see why her novels are considered important - from a race and gender point of view. Similarly, her short stories are disturbing, but never without hope.
To summarise, as much as is possible with such diverse material - worth reading, although it's not obvious why these are compiled together.
I've wanted to read Octavia Butler ever since I heard one of her stories on LeVar Burton's podcast, so when this came up on NetGalley I was thrilled. This is a compilation of two of her novels, I think her first and last published, and a fair few short stories.
The problem here is how can I review two very different books and a bunch of short stories? Particularly books that have been so thoroughly reviewed elsewhere?
I'm going to say that I can see why her novels are considered important - from a race and gender point of view. Similarly, her short stories are disturbing, but never without hope.
To summarise, as much as is possible with such diverse material - worth reading, although it's not obvious why these are compiled together.