1. "Wild Seed" by Octavia E. Butler

[cadenzamuse]

I had read one Octavia Butler book before, Kindred, and enjoyed it in a painful sort of way (it is not an easy book to read), so I decided to pick this one up.

Wild Seed, as several other reviews have said (it's a popular one!), is the story of Anyanwu, a shape-shifting, mostly-immortal woman. She is discovered by Doro, a truly immortal man, who

Comments

[icecreamempress]

The ideas in it are original and striking and intimately familiar.

I think that, in this sentence, you have really encapsulated what is so great about Butler's work! It's so original in its conjectures and world-building, and yet it touches on some really profound archetypes and human qualities, so it feels strange and familiar at the same time.

[alicamel]

I finished this book this weekend too! I absolutely adore Butler's books and am determind to track down more.