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A review by juice
Lilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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
4.75
Absolutely incredible! Highly recommend
Moderate: Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
This trilogy focuses on cultural misunderstanding in extreme cultural difference. Similarly, there is an exploration of consent as a theme (as well as a potentially dated view of consent).