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This was me trying to give Butler a second chance after reading the abysmal Parable of the Sower. This is the first sentence of the book: "I lost an arm on my last trip home. My left arm." I think that speaks for itself. This book was so terribly written. I think Butler had these great ideas and then rushed the execution. I don't know how else to explain the lazy writing.
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I liked this but it's definitely more historical fiction than science fiction. The depictions of slavery were really interesting and the pace was very fast and engaging. I didn't like how the time jumps were never explained (or apparently the characters weren't interested in researching time travel either, just took it as it came)-- in my mind, this made is less science fiction. The time jumps seemed to be taken for granted and really just served as context for the plot. I also would have liked
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I'd been meaning to read this for years, and it was definitely worth it.
Science fiction + slavery in the antebellum South = incredible. ...more
Science fiction + slavery in the antebellum South = incredible. ...more
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Xanthe
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it was amazing
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