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Jessica Haider
Jun 04, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: sci-fi, giveaways, bipoc-author
Wild seed is the 4th book that I've read by Octavia Butler. As with the other Butler books that I've read, this one is SFF featuring black main characters. This one spans several centuries, starting in 17th century Africa and going up until 19th century America. Doro is an ancient spirit who can take over any human body that he comes in contact with. In this way, he is immortal. He has a mission to breed the most supernaturally gifted humans that he can. He creates villages and settlements and c ...more
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Hannah
Nov 27, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: historical-fiction, grownups-fiction, fantasy, myth-fairytale-folklore
I don't know what to think of this. It reminded me a lot of Heinlein's Stranger In a Strange Land, which was not my favorite. I appreciated Butler's writing, and there are some interesting struggles and dichotomies, but the story didn't really hold me. ...more
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Kate McCartney
Apr 15, 2007 rated it it was amazing
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Jana
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Ching-In
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Aug 31, 2015 rated it it was amazing
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Arty
Jul 24, 2016 rated it it was amazing
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Chris Friend
Jan 16, 2022 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Lori
Mar 11, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: african-american
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