The Hooded Utilitarian is hosting an online roundtable on the work of Octavia Butler, one of science fiction’s greatest writers, and also one of the first women of color to attain widespread recognition in the field. The initial installment, from Qiana Whitted, is a challenging, sharply critical essay about the ways that Butler’s work (including Fledgling, a book I very much liked) literally nauseated the writer, and what that says about both Butler and her critics.
Ugliness, Empathy, and Octavia Butler
(Thanks, Noah!)
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