Fledgling Audiobook

" In my opinion, OEB writes marvelous fiction. Her best stories are often the most difficult ones to accept. As others have said, Fledgling is one of those, provoking extreme distaste in some and whole-hearted admiration in others. I'm in between on this. I didn't care for the genre... but her her writing is so effortless that as often as I put the book down, I picked it up again. Yes this is a 'reimagining' of the vampire stories - so popular now. But it fits well with a theme she has explored often, what it means to be human. You have to think about vampires and mirrors and Ina as a reflection of human behaviors, good and bad. This is perhaps the Dawn series inside out with a bit of Kindred and the Parables thrown in for good measure. I also suspect this would have been a trilogy, or more, as the story introduced lots of characters, many of which deserved greater depth, and posed many questions and allowed for a stage that could span thousands of years. "

" A good book. I'm not as big an Octavia Butler fan as some of my friends but I do admire her work. It was an interesting take on the vampire legend, containing Butler's commentary on family and relationships. An enjoyable book. "

" Really enjoyable vampire story... man I wish there could be a second one. I miss you, Octavia Butler! "

" I enjoyed this book. I had to get over the fact of pseudo pedophilia. I wasn't feeling that. All in all this was a very good read. I would love to read this for a book club to engage in discussion about the themes of the book. "

" dear twilight: THIS is what vampire fiction should be. "

" One more time Octavia Butler's produces a compelling, well-written story that revolves around racism. This time with vampires! "

" Interesting concepts, but unfortunately not well developed. No twists, no turns, no surprises. I almost dropped it in the Did Not Finish shelf but I muddled through. "

" Reading this one for book club! "

" This book is REALLY disturbing. I love vampire books, but this one made Anne Rice look normal. Seriously... "

" I liked this for some of the same reasons that I like Le Guin. I also stayed up a little late reading, so that's as coherent as that gets. "

" This is one of those books you don't want to put down, that you think about while you are working. I can't wait to get home to finish it. I wish it were longer... "

" Nice dose of vampire, easy read. "

" Parts of this book were riveting, yet parts of this book squicked the hell out of me. I almost didn't finish it, I was so repulsed. "

" Unique view on vampires and super creative! "

" It was so thrilling to FINALLY have a new Octavia Butler to read. Leave it to her to create an original spin on vampires. I was devastated when I heard that she died a few months later. "

" This was a quick read and I enjoyed it very much. I wish that there could be another since I was really drawn in by the characters but, this was her last book before she pasted away. "

" This was a really interesting take on vampires and their relationship with humans and themselves. I was very drawn into the story which I loved and felt connected to the characters. It was a very good read indeed. "

" Interesting concept, ok writing. Had some... interesting themes. o.O "

" Really 3.5 stars. The writing is great, set-up is convincing and engrossing..just wish there had been less talky courtroom droning at the end and better closure. "

" I enjoyed this vampire story- some interesting ideas in it. Ultimately, though, it got repetitive and I lost interest in the immediate story, though I would willingly read more about the Ina. I liked Butler's Kindred much more. "

" Yeah this story didn't do it for me. I never connected to the characters or the story. For me there was no suspense and the story never climaxed. It flatlined rhe entire time. So happy to be finished with it. "

" This is some delicious, social conscience sci-fi. Starkly written and gripping, Butler is probably going to quickly become of my favorite authors. "