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My first Octavia Butler! I've been meaning to read her forever and am so glad that I finally did. I read this one as part of the Book Riot Read Harder challenge to fulfill the task about reading sci-fi by a person of color.
Life on Earth Destroyed by atomic warfare ---> Aliens rescue surviving humans ---> keep humans on ship in a deep slumber for centuries ---> Aliens awaken our protaganist and begin to train her to re-populate Earth
Fascinating read. Butler does a great job creating a protaganis ...more
Life on Earth Destroyed by atomic warfare ---> Aliens rescue surviving humans ---> keep humans on ship in a deep slumber for centuries ---> Aliens awaken our protaganist and begin to train her to re-populate Earth
Fascinating read. Butler does a great job creating a protaganis ...more
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