I'm a bit ashamed to admit this as a #sf fan, but I haven't read anything by Octavia Butler before, so I decided to dip my toes into something short. Here are two of her early works, and if that's how she wrote when still inexperienced, then oh boy, do I have a lot of catch up reading to do. It's not ideal, and you can sort of feel the lack of confidence under the storyteling, but the flow, the ideas, and her style—those really vibe with me. 3.5/5