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this was super disappointing given how much i enjoyed the other books of hers I've read. most of the book is just descriptions of the culture of vampires our conveniently protagonist finds herself in (convenient because it at least offers an excuse for the constant description of their norms and laws). and as much as i enjoy imagined societies, most of what's interesting in this one is basically just retreads of subject matter already covered in Lilith's Brood-- complex, multi-person, interspeci
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For years, I have anticipated reading something by Octavia E. Butler. I had built an image of Butler that was a cross between Toni Morrison and Ursula LeGuin. Maybe I picked the wrong book to start with; Fledgling more closely resembles Stephenie Meyer mixed with Stephenie Meyer (and, given the taboo nature of the plot, maybe a little Ian McEwan).
Now some may say it's a little too easy to take Fledgling, a novel about vampires, and compare it with the Twilight slogga. True. Especially true when ...more
Now some may say it's a little too easy to take Fledgling, a novel about vampires, and compare it with the Twilight slogga. True. Especially true when ...more
Aug 27, 2017
MissLisbeth
marked it as to-read
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