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Title: Mediocre writing, horrible ending.
Review: Although I've heard good things about Octavia E. Butler, this book was the first of hers I read, and it wasn't worth it. The idea is OK, but not enough to carry the book without better writing. The writing conveys action, and some thought, but not much more. The plot starts off well, becomes slightly implausable (but still able to be carried of), and then abruptly ends. I found out a couple years later that a sequel came out, and thus explains the abrupt ending that basically dumps any buildup from the plot out the window, in order to set up a sequel. Without the plot dump, it would be a decent book. With it, it's not even worth reading.
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