![]() ![]() ![]() On a third level, “Bloodchild” is my pregnant man story. On another, it’s a coming-of-age story in which a boy must absorb disturbing information and use it to make a decision that will affect the rest of his life. On one level, it’s a love story between two very different beings. IT AMAZES ME THAT some people have seen “Bloodchild” as a story of slavery. I partly assumed that because Butler is African-American, but Butler herself assures us it’s not in her afterward to the story in her collection Bloodchild and Other Stories. The first time I read “Bloodchild” I assumed it was about slavery. But I keep asking, “Why is it great?” What ingredients did Butler use to cook up such a tale? I’ve read “Bloodchild” three times now, and it is a great story. It has 18 citations that remember it over the last 35+ years. It’s the #1 story on our Classics of Short Science Fiction list. I’ve been waiting months for us to get to “Bloodchild” by Octavia Butler. Story #72 of 107: “Bloodchild” by Octavia E. Group Read 27: The Big Book of Science Fiction ![]()
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