Good evening. My screen name is Kenyettan. I am new to the group. I have been an intense Octavia E. Butler fan for a number of years. What have I read? I had...
... Doro is definitely one of the most profound a--holes in science fiction, I agree. That's what makes him fascinating. He's an allegory of a complex social...
Oh my goodness I cannot believe you gave away the ending...bad bad bad:) ... endings.<<< ===== "The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue...
Well at least he didn't tell HOW the defeat happened. Wildseed is probably my favorite Octavia Butler book. Well, that's really hard to say. I love the way...
I think this is why I can relate to Butler more than other sci fi Writers (I still consider her sci fi). I always have more interest in sci fi books that deal ...
... Ooops. Mea culpa. I should have included a spoiler warning. ... I wouldn't say that. In the notes in her short story collection, she said she based some of...
Peter: I personally agree with you. I think she does have that scientific mode in some of her works. Seems as if she had to do a bit of homework. I just saw...
Hello, Peter. This is Kenyettan. Sorry it took me so long to answer your message. Yes, I agree with you. Doro is fascinating as well as cruel. My problem may...
No, she doesn't do happy endings. She deals in reality. Is it true that the novel she is working on now, Parable of the Trickster, will have nearly everybody...
Hi all, Newbie alert! Just a quick email to, first of all, say hi... Hi. Secondly, I don't suppose anyone knows what Octavia Butler's next project is? Parable...
... Last year, Nalo Hopkinson told me at a convention she was working on new stuff. If you're starved for more of her work, there are two stories by her on...
I can never say enough good things about ABE.COM They have many UK stores listed. ABE stands for Advanced Book Exchange, that is where I purchased my copy of...
Thanks, what a GREAT site!!! Granted cost me another $25 bucks, and my pile of book waiting to be read just got even LONGER, but hey thats what money and books...
Hey all, I'm new to the group. I'm excited to see such a backing to Octavia Butler's works. All I have left to read is Survivor, and I see that I'm not alone...
I would just like to remind people the MANY libraries have Survivor, and even if yours doesn't your librarian might be able to get a copy via inter library...
Hello: I wasn't sure who the listowner was. Thanks for the reply. I wanted to invite some of the members to a book club, looking for a diverse group of people...
As far as I know this has yet to happen. I know that a few years ago there was 'talk' about putting her books into movie form, but the talks broke down. I...
To the best of my knowledge Kindred is the only Octavia Bulter book that has gone as far as having the "Rights" purchased. BET FILMS has had or currently owns...
... Butler does write good visual images, and the technology is there to create convincing Oankali (e.g.Gollum in LOTR) and so on. However, Butler's stories...
Hi MarMack, Sorry about taking so long to get back to you. No need to ask me offline if you want to invite members on the posts here. If its related to...
firstly Octavia, has a certain foresight that transcends our need to group and seperate blacks from there other race children white,red yellow etc. That said...
The Blackwomans power to compell and lead 2. The need for new religion or a re-alignment with tru spirituality 3. Humans true interdependence to each other for...
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