Anyanwu could have done anything-gone anywhere. All this while expecting her to be “shared” by him and his father. There, he convinces her-easily in my opinion- to indenture (enslave?) herself to his father for the rest of her life. I nearly stopped listening during the conversation between Anyanwu and Isaac. I at least expected her to realize that he was not a man (or thing) of his word and know that whatever she thought she was doing to protect her people was irrelevant. I kept expecting her to rise up against Doro regardless of what she thought he might do to her. There just seemed to be way too much of Anyanwu spending her time coddling men, bearing their children, or saving them from certain disasters. Apologies for the term, but that's just how annoyed I was while reading this book. Instead, I got the story of a woman playing the role of the “savior-negro”. Given Anyanwu’s stunning gifts, I was expecting a whole other kind of story. It’s nearly unbelievable that I’m giving this story a 4- a 3, is just inconceivable (but probably more indicative of my true feelings). Although the writing was top-notched and unparalleled (it's Octavia Butler, after all), this book irritated the heck out of me. However, on the days I read “Wild Seed,”… let’s just say. First, let me say that I consider myself an Octavia Butler fan all day long.
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