Wild Seed (first part of Octavia Butler‘s Patternmaster series) was good, but not great. She experiments with the implication of mortal and immortal characters, who definitely aren’t gods, and while I enjoyed the premise, and the writing, and the characters immensely, I felt that the story meandered and didn’t quite know where to go. It was still a very pleasant read, and I’m looking forward to see in which direction the series develops. (After finishing the book, I was told that I had started the series in the chronological order, not the published order, which was not at all my intention, and may contribute to my impression of a vague plot.)
On re-read for the book club, I enjoyed the book a bit more, actually – this one and Mind of My Mind are the better parts of the series, to me.
