Butler is such a smooth, economical writer. Her words and images flow over and through you, nothing wasted.

Brilliantly creative is what comes to mind when I read this book. I could imagine Lilith’s terror when she saw the Oankali standing in her room. A race of people so different from humans the description terrorized even me at first. This is what sci-fi writing is all about. Couldn’t put it down.

It was a bit slow in the beginning but it turned out to be a very interesting take on aliens. Butler does a great job making the reader uncomfortable when describing the aliens.

There’s such vivid world creation in this book it makes you want to keep learning more and more of their reality. I can only imagine where the other two parts will take me!