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julieandrews) wrote2008-06-22 09:57 am
julieandrews) wrote2008-06-22 09:57 am
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Octavia E. Butler's Birthday - Some Thoughts
Today (June 22nd) is Octavia Butler's birthday. She would've been 61 this year.
The first book I read of hers was Parable of the Sower and I really liked it. It was unlike other science fiction I'd read. I went on to read more of her books... I think I've read a little less than half now. I read enough to start noticing themes that I didn't agree with, that remind me of themes in Orson Scott Card's books. So like with OSC, I have a love-hate relationship with her work.
But I would've loved to have met her in person. She's one of Clarion's success stories. And Clarion does have many success stories, but she'd be near the top, for sure.
I wish I'd known it was her birthday today, yesterday, when I was in Borders. Because now I want to pick up her collection of short stories, Bloodchild and Other Stories.
Read more about her on Wikipedia.
The first book I read of hers was Parable of the Sower and I really liked it. It was unlike other science fiction I'd read. I went on to read more of her books... I think I've read a little less than half now. I read enough to start noticing themes that I didn't agree with, that remind me of themes in Orson Scott Card's books. So like with OSC, I have a love-hate relationship with her work.
But I would've loved to have met her in person. She's one of Clarion's success stories. And Clarion does have many success stories, but she'd be near the top, for sure.
I wish I'd known it was her birthday today, yesterday, when I was in Borders. Because now I want to pick up her collection of short stories, Bloodchild and Other Stories.
Read more about her on Wikipedia.
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