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I'd read most of these stories before - there's only a handful - but I'm reminded again of what a genius Butler was. She says in the intro that she's not a natural short fiction writer, which blows my mind, because these stories are exquisite. "Speech Sounds," "Bloodchild," and "The Evening and the Morning and the Night" are all among the best stories I've ever read: uncomfortable, uncompromising, and note perfect.
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Oh damn. What an exciting read. This book has sat on my bookshelf for years, a gift from LN many years ago. I was living a very different life when she gave me this book. I'm so glad I've carried this with me through my many moves and the lives I've lived in between. I was finally ready for it.
You know how people say when they're explaining their music preferences and also, like, trying to telegraph their good taste at the same time, "I love all music but country." That's kind of how I have susp ...more
You know how people say when they're explaining their music preferences and also, like, trying to telegraph their good taste at the same time, "I love all music but country." That's kind of how I have susp ...more
There are too few stories in this book.
My love of Octavia Butler continues with this collection, and her brief narratives after each story.
Beautiful concept. I'd lovey writing to touch others and to be as beautifuls as Ms butlers.
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Not all of the stories were absolutely brilliant (I didn't have that much use for the writing advice), but the ones that stuck with me REALLY stuck with me. Engaging, enjoyable, interesting, intelligent, and very thoughtful = excellent science fiction. I was also intrigued by the range of sci-fi here, from plausible diseases and decisions in a reality much like our own, to alien invasions and to alien worlds.
To sum it up, I'm planning to hunt down the rest of her novels and read them ASAP. ...more
To sum it up, I'm planning to hunt down the rest of her novels and read them ASAP. ...more
Although the title story is heralded above the others, it was one of my least favorite of the bunch. Overall they were weird and creepy and imaginative. The other two Butler books I've read were less sci fi then these - speculative fiction for sure but no flesh eating diseases and no aliens. For a genre not my own they were deeply pleasurable.
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Jul 27, 2008
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