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Book Review: Dawn by Octavia E. Bulter
May. 10th, 2015 02:10 amTitle: Dawn (Xenogenesis/Lilith's Brood Book 1)
Author: Octavia E. Bulter
Published: New York: Open Roads Integrated Media, 2012 (1987)
Rating: 4 of 5
Page Count: 248
Total Page Count: 159,539
Text Number: 466
Read Because: personal enjoyment, ebook borrowed from the Multnomah County Library
Review: Lilith discovers that the beings holding her hostages are aliens—come to couple themselves with humans permanently, whether humans desire it or not. I regret that it's taken me so long to pick up Butler. She has an easy readability—an adequate voice, and an intriguing concept coupled with strong pacing. But Dawn is discomforting, intentionally so: a pointed study of survival, adaptation, and consent—of living a full life within the confines of dehumanization. This is the apex of what speculative fiction can be: compelling in concept, incisive in metaphor. Dawn ends abruptly, so this volume doesn't stand alone—but I look forward to continuing the series.
Author: Octavia E. Bulter
Published: New York: Open Roads Integrated Media, 2012 (1987)
Rating: 4 of 5
Page Count: 248
Total Page Count: 159,539
Text Number: 466
Read Because: personal enjoyment, ebook borrowed from the Multnomah County Library
Review: Lilith discovers that the beings holding her hostages are aliens—come to couple themselves with humans permanently, whether humans desire it or not. I regret that it's taken me so long to pick up Butler. She has an easy readability—an adequate voice, and an intriguing concept coupled with strong pacing. But Dawn is discomforting, intentionally so: a pointed study of survival, adaptation, and consent—of living a full life within the confines of dehumanization. This is the apex of what speculative fiction can be: compelling in concept, incisive in metaphor. Dawn ends abruptly, so this volume doesn't stand alone—but I look forward to continuing the series.
