Adulthood Rites

I hate writing up the plot of books on goodreads (if you want to know the plot just look at the many other reviews)so I will skip that step....

I really enjoyed Akin's journey through the book - the child of two species trying to negotiate them. The main theme: Are humans a violent group of people bent on destroying themselves or can they somehow become enlightened? Butler is an great writer. She really was one of a kind. I can't say that I ‘ve come across any other writers like her. It makes me sad that there aren't more novels out there like this. Deep thoughts with a totally readable, interesting plot and characters.