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Peyton
Oct 31, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: sci-fi, library-ebook, dystopian
Even more unsettling than the last book maybe?? These alien and human interactions are positively disturbing but also intriguing. I fully believe Octavis Butler wanted it exactly that way. This time, we follow Akin, Lillith's son who is the first human-alien hybrid born to a human woman. This story definitely has a bunch of messed up parts, but it's also incredibly interesting commentary on humanity and what it is to be human. Also (view spoiler) ...more
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Sara
Jul 12, 2011 rated it it was ok
Shelves: sf
Annie
May 11, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: type-fiction, science-fiction, people-of-color
Cate
Mar 15, 2014 rated it liked it
Shelves: read-in-2011
Nina
May 24, 2014 rated it really liked it
Lisa
Jan 29, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2014, science-fiction
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Rae
Jun 16, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: highly-recommended, female-author, spec-fic
Jessica
Aug 08, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: sf, women-writers, darkness
Julie Pixie
Mar 08, 2016 marked it as to-read
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Marissa
May 02, 2016 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2016
Patris
Dec 31, 2016 marked it as to-read
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Dec 23, 2017 marked it as to-read
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Jul 04, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Genevieve
May 08, 2018 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction, sff, 2018-faves
Dash
Nov 30, 2019 marked it as to-read
Shannon
Feb 26, 2020 rated it really liked it
Ashley
Nov 28, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Laura
Jan 14, 2021 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: calibre-library
Jenn
Mar 11, 2024 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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