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Octavia's Brood
- Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements
- Narrated by: Je Nie Fleming
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
Whenever we envision a world without war, without prisons, without capitalism, we are producing speculative fiction. Organizers and activists envision and try to create such worlds all the time. Walidah Imarisha and adrienne maree brown have brought 20 of them together in the first anthology of short stories to explore the connections between radical speculative fiction and movements for social change. The visionary tales of Octavia's Brood span genres - sci-fi, fantasy, horror, magical realism - but all are united by an attempt to inject a healthy dose of imagination and innovation into our political practice and to try on new ways of understanding ourselves, the world around us, and all the selves and worlds that could be. The collection is rounded off with essays by Tananarive Due and Mumia Abu-Jamal and a preface by Sheree Renée Thomas.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-03-22
a bit hit & miss
I enjoyed many of the stories, but some were weaker than others. I think I may have preferred a mix of different voices performing the stories. I am keen to read more Octavia Butler now!
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- Camila
- 03-01-21
Disappointed
I still have it on my shelf because I've been exchanging books so much, however I have struggled in every story and doubt I'll finish. This is a book for teens or quite possibly for older kids. As an adult I find it really hard to engage and enjoy. The stories so far are very predictable and cheesy, seems wrong to have Octavia's name in the title. Not for me.
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