Wild Seed
 

Wild Seed

by Octavia Butler

Doro is an entity who changes bodies like clothes, killing his hosts by reflex--or design. He fears no one--until he meets Anyanwu. Anyanwu has also died many times. She can absorb bullets and make medicine with a kiss, give birth to tribes, nurture and heal, and savage anyone who threatens those she loves. She fears no one--until she meets Doro. From African jungles to the colonies of America,... (read more)

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Melanie H
  • Rated 5 stars

Just one of my all time favorites. When Orson Scott Card tags a novel as the best ever, how could I argue?

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  • Rated 4.294964 stars
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  • Rated 4.7 stars
 

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  • sweetafton

    sweetafton said:

    There is a discussion of Wild Seed taking place in the Octavia Butler Talk group. You do not need to be a member to participate in the discussion. Feel free to jump right in.

    posted Monday, October 15 2007
  • uplandpoet

    uplandpoet said:

    have since finished it. as everything i have seen of ms butlers, interesting, thought provoking but i was disappointed with the ending.

    posted Saturday, September 29 2007
  • ramya.k83

    ramya.k83 said:

    really liked it, started Clay's ark, but I gotta say it didn't have the same impact as lilith's brood, so far anyway :)

    posted Friday, September 28 2007
  • uplandpoet

    uplandpoet said:

    I am a little over half way thru this book. It is still taking some getting used to, but i do like it!

    posted Friday, September 14 2007
  • sweetafton

    sweetafton said:

    The "Octavia Butler Talk" group has just voted this book as its current group read. Please join us for the discussion. You do not have to be a member of the group to participate.

    posted Tuesday, September 11 2007 ( | view 1 reply )
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