a fabulous writer will be missed. I absolutely loved her writing!

In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman."
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that i have never read her works. she sounds like a great writer and an amazing woman. i am looking forward to reading her books and learning more about her.

My first exposure to Octavia Butler has been Fledgling. Not surprising, for me, that I'd never heard of her before--I tend to shy away from the science fiction genre, even when it's feminist science fiction. But the day Octavia died my friend and I were sitting at dinner discussing whether Fledgling was a pedophiliac book. (According to some critiques it is.)

I don't want to say too much more for fear of spoiling it for people who haven't read the book, but I can definitely say she's on my must-read list.