Fledgling
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Fledgling, Octavia Butler's last novel, is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly un-human needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: she is in fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire. Forced to discover what she can about her stolen former life, she must at the same time learn who wanted--and still wants--to destroy her and those she cares for, and how she can save herself. Fledgling is a captivating novel that tests the limits of "otherness" and questions what it means to be truly human.
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"I awoke to darkness.
I was hungry--starving!--and I was in pain. There was nothing in my world but hunger and pain, no other people, no other time, no other feelings."
So begins Octavia Butler’s last novel Fledgling. Although Shori awakens with no memory of who or what she is, she is the lone survivor of a brutal and racist attack on her home and family. She is a fifty-three-year-old "girl"~a youngster to her people, the Ina, a race of "long-lived...read more
I was hungry--starving!--and I was in pain. There was nothing in my world but hunger and pain, no other people, no other time, no other feelings."
So begins Octavia Butler’s last novel Fledgling. Although Shori awakens with no memory of who or what she is, she is the lone survivor of a brutal and racist attack on her home and family. She is a fifty-three-year-old "girl"~a youngster to her people, the Ina, a race of "long-lived...read more
I saw a lot of mixed opinions about this book but I absolutely enjoyed it! I was captivated from the beginning and couldn’t put it down (finished it in like 4 days) I just kept wanting to know more 🤣 One of my more favourite books from Octavia Butler. I really enjoy her writing style and the way she adds a nice mix of sci-fi with a whole lot of reality.
Following the amazing experience I had reading Kindred, I was really excited to read another Octavia Butler book.
The story follows a young vampire who wakes up with no memory of who or what she is. As she struggles with her amnesia, her vampire family is destroyed, leaving her to navigate the world on her own.
Butler's examination of race, gender, and sexual identity is very uncomfortable.
Worse than the discomfort was the terse, almost mu...read more
Definitely an unexpected turn of events for main character Shuri. It gives a new way to see vampires in the now.
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