Kibrika reviewed Dawn by Octavia E. Butler (Xenogenesis trilogy -- bk. 1)
Review of 'Dawn' on 'Goodreads'
"Xeno"smth? Yes, please! And honestly, I love the disturbing xeno-ness of the Oankali. What I like a little bit less is the heteronormativity of the book, but it's a slightly older book, so it's there.
I love that the book evokes conflicting emotions in me. On the one hand, befriending the strange aliens (who can give you superpowers) is something that I'm very used to rooting for in sci-fi books. On the other hand, whenever I'm almost comfortable with them, they violate consent somehow, and I'm hoping for a break away from them again.
I am now wondering if the book is slightly cynical about humans, making it look like what we'll do and chose is very predictable if one has a detailed enough profile on us. On the other hand, I think it's true enough, so why not have it be there.
I'd love to suggest this book, but …
"Xeno"smth? Yes, please! And honestly, I love the disturbing xeno-ness of the Oankali. What I like a little bit less is the heteronormativity of the book, but it's a slightly older book, so it's there.
I love that the book evokes conflicting emotions in me. On the one hand, befriending the strange aliens (who can give you superpowers) is something that I'm very used to rooting for in sci-fi books. On the other hand, whenever I'm almost comfortable with them, they violate consent somehow, and I'm hoping for a break away from them again.
I am now wondering if the book is slightly cynical about humans, making it look like what we'll do and chose is very predictable if one has a detailed enough profile on us. On the other hand, I think it's true enough, so why not have it be there.
I'd love to suggest this book, but it's tough with older books that carry the biases of the generation that they were written in in some form and seem less exciting for it.
