'Octavia Butler was playing out our very real possibilities as humans. for sheer peculiar prescience, Butler's novel may be unmatched' NEW YORKER 'In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time. BUTLER, THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR To save herself, Shori must learn anew everything about the power and desires that she holds, the life that was stolen from her - and those who want her dead. She is a fifty-three-year-old vampire, and in terrible danger. Octavia Butlers deeply disturbing novel, Fledgling, about a 10-year-old girl vampires struggle to survive is my book of the year. Through the first person point of view, Shori is able to show the racism that is present throughout the novel, which still exists in society today. Butler.Ī young girl wakes up in the woods, gravely injured and alone, with no memory of what happened or who she is.Īs Shori heals, she realises that she isn't like the people around her, which leads to a shocking discovery. In Fledgling, by Octavia Butler, the narration and unique characteristics of the main character bring up prevalent topics racism, feminism, and sexuality in today’s society. The final ground-breaking novel from renowned, bestselling author Octavia E. completely devours the genre which gave rise to it' JUNOT DÍAZ 'The Octavia Butler novel for our times' THE ATLANTIC
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