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This collection of short stories really drives home the fact that humans will always be human and will always shine through no matter how difficult or dark the circumstances are. We see the desperation and drive that is ever-present in history and wil...  Read More

This is a must for any reader who appreciates imaginative and gripping quandaries of ethics and gender.

She does an extremely good job of blending her personal perspectives into the story. Her writing is beautiful, candid and just science-fiction-y enough to scratch the itch without taking away from the narrative. I am amazed at how easily and quickly t...  Read More



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Wasn't for me. However there was gunk on the cover like * or something.

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Butler deals with the essence of our humanity imaginatively and with great depth and sensitivity


And just as with the rest of her stories i loved this book


In desperation for anything more of hers i searched for anything that had her name on it and found this a collection of short s...  Read More

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    I only planned to read bloodchild which was creepy imaginative and sad


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    The main characters seemed almost high schoolish in the beginning


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    I am sure there are more good ones in the book but not reading them at the time


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    You can’t imagine how boring it was


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    Despite being a recipient of a macarthur genius grant a pen award and numerous other literary awards ms


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    Butler never succumbed to the temptation of abandoning her career as a sf writer


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    A young black woman once said to me i always wanted to write science fiction but i didnt think there were any black women doing it

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