Wild Seed, Octavia Butler (3.0)
I’ve heard much about Ms. Butler and her unique take on Sci-Fi and was looking forward to this well reviewed book. While I believe it to be well written and unique, the one-note plot left me hoping for more. I liked the unusual story of two ‘eternal’ beings in African bodies with unique powers existing during the time of slaves. As the Europeans kidnap people from Africa, Anyanwu sees her many generations of children being taken. Doro, the more powerful spirit, is drawn to her and she realizes she is not the only one with powers. We believe Doro is saving any unusual, powerful African, but sadly he is just culling them to become a multigenerational breeding farm in order to come up with a master race. The majority of the story is Doro oppressing as he uses Anyanwu as a baby making machine – with her hating him but obliging. After the chapters began with new and interesting ideas, I was disappointed that the rest of the story was monotonous and painful to read.
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