Striking Features of the Story
Blood child is a science fiction novelette by Octavia E. Butler. The piece is quite striking because of the enormous emotional impact it has on the readers. Anyone reading the book is just blown away by Butler’s ability to blend excellent characterization and complex ideas. For example, the piece’s main protagonist, Gan, encounters many fascinating and maybe disturbing experiences such as the rite of passage in an alien planet where men’s bodies were used to incubate the eggs of the aliens. Another striking feature is how incredibly written the piece is. The flow of Butler’s ...
