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Octavia E. Butler: Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) (1997) 4 stars

Lilith Iyapo has just lost her husband and son when atomic fire consumes Earth—the last …

Review of 'Dawn' on 'LibraryThing'

4 stars

I read this in a day and haven't stopped thinking about in the couple of weeks since. It's an incredibly uncomfortable read. At the end I was angry with Butler for writing such a grotesque scenario, but on reflection that reaction amounts to shooting the messenger. It's an absolutely brutal exploration of what complete loss of autonomy does to people