Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements by adrienne maree brown, Walidah Imarisha

Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements

adrienne maree brown, Walidah Imarisha with Tara Betts, Jelani Wilson, Terry Bisson, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Autumn Brown, Tunde Olaniran, Tananarive Due, Dani McClain, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Gabriel Teodros, Alixa Garcia, LeVar Burton, Kalamu ya Salaam, Mia Mingus, Vagabond, Morrigan Phillips, Bao Phi, Dawolu Jabari Anderson, Walidah Imarisha (Contributor), Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, David F. Walker, Sheree Renée Thomas (Contributor)

281 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

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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 bro...

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3.91
based on 1,384 reviews

Moods

reflective: 72%

adventurous: 52%

inspiring: 51%

challenging: 50%

hopeful: 50%

dark: 41%

emotional: 35%

mysterious: 19%

tense: 17%

informative: 13%

sad: 10%

funny: 4%

Pace

25% of readers chose fast
56% of readers chose medium
18% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

16% of readers chose Plot
52% of readers chose A mix
5% of readers chose Character
25% of readers chose N/A
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Strong character development?

13% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
42% of readers chose N/A
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Loveable characters?

31% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
25% of readers chose N/A
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Diverse cast of characters?

96% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose N/A
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

7% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
35% of readers chose N/A
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