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reading (Clay's Ark)
Feb. 6th, 2011 06:30 pmI finished Octavia E. Butler's "Clay's Ark" on Wednesday evening. I didn't realize this book was part of a series, but from reading about the series, this book seems only loosely connected to the earlier book in the series chronology.
I have real problems with this book. Reading this book felt like watching a sexploitation film from the early '70's. The plot seemed to twist around in order to get every ugly fetish from those movies played out in the roughest way possible. I feel like this is what you'd have if you stacked "Damnation Alley" between two Hustler magazines and left them in a dark corner for too long.
The two main female characters are Mary Sue and Peggy Sue with their tough aunt Betty Sue coming in a bit later. I mean really, these characters make Heinlein's female characters seem human and realistic.
( Cut for spoilers and length )
If you're still thinking of getting this book, read the last line under the cut again.
7. Octavia E. Butler "Clay's Ark"
I have real problems with this book. Reading this book felt like watching a sexploitation film from the early '70's. The plot seemed to twist around in order to get every ugly fetish from those movies played out in the roughest way possible. I feel like this is what you'd have if you stacked "Damnation Alley" between two Hustler magazines and left them in a dark corner for too long.
The two main female characters are Mary Sue and Peggy Sue with their tough aunt Betty Sue coming in a bit later. I mean really, these characters make Heinlein's female characters seem human and realistic.
( Cut for spoilers and length )
If you're still thinking of getting this book, read the last line under the cut again.
7. Octavia E. Butler "Clay's Ark"
