Another Hopeful Fool commented on Dawn by Octavia E. Butler (Xenogenesis, #1)
Lilith Iyapo has just lost her husband and son when atomic fire consumes Earth—the last …
Content warning Subject matter spoiler from about 2/3rds in
Oh my there is some lewd stuff in this book!
Getting into pretty dubious territory as far as consent goes; which, if you know the themes of the book, power imbalances are a main pillar of the central conflicts.
Not sure how I feel about it, and if this were wielded by a lesser author I would have probably shelved the book by now, but I think it's supposed to be sexy and discomfiting -- which is a really hard line to weave! Let's see how Butler does it...
