Keely P. reviewed on 5/31/2009 + 14 more book reviews

I was not impressed. The back of this book tells me the author, Octavia Butler, has gained international prominence with powerful, richly textured stories that address universal issues of race, gender, politics, religion, and sexuality. So right after the third chapter she brings up the sexual issue of pedophilia. But it's ok because the child is a really old vampire... Still exceptional disgusting and a story killer. There's just no rationalization for reading detailed sex scenes with prepubescent girls.

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