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Wild seed is the 4th book that I've read by Octavia Butler. As with the other Butler books that I've read, this one is SFF featuring black main characters. This one spans several centuries, starting in 17th century Africa and going up until 19th century America. Doro is an ancient spirit who can take over any human body that he comes in contact with. In this way, he is immortal. He has a mission to breed the most supernaturally gifted humans that he can. He creates villages and settlements and c
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I don't know what to think of this. It reminded me a lot of Heinlein's Stranger In a Strange Land, which was not my favorite. I appreciated Butler's writing, and there are some interesting struggles and dichotomies, but the story didn't really hold me.
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