Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler

Wild Seed

Patternist #1

Octavia E. Butler

279 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
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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 is a shapeshifter who can absorb bullets and heal with a kiss and savage anyone who threatens her. She fears ...

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Community Reviews

4.18
based on 7,460 reviews

Moods

dark: 75%

challenging: 52%

emotional: 49%

adventurous: 47%

tense: 43%

reflective: 37%

mysterious: 30%

sad: 25%

hopeful: 7%

inspiring: 5%

informative: 3%

Pace

14% of readers chose fast
65% of readers chose medium
19% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
27% of readers chose A mix
69% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

73% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

92% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

79% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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