Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. ButlerMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
"There is a wholeness to you... You'll have within yourself everything you need to content yourself."
Book 2 in the Xenogenesis trilogy continues with the story of Lilith's son, Akin, who is half human and half alien. In a post-alien invasion world, this novel covers Akin's birth until his metamorphosis into... Something unexpected. Ahaha. (Trying to keep this spoiler-free is hard!)
What I like about Octavia Butler is how she shows that the aliens are more humane than humans in a lot of ways.
It seemed longer and less coherent than Book 1, although still very enjoyable as a long discussion on the genetic "Human Contradiction," defined as "intelligence at the service of hierarchical behavior." It is also less disturbing than Book 1, mainly because it ends on a more hopeful note.
Can't wait to see what happens when they get to Mars in Book 3! But that's for another day.
See my review for Book 1 of the series here.
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