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

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

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

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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Moods

reflective 73%
adventurous 51%
challenging 51%
inspiring 51%
hopeful 48%
dark 46%
emotional 39%
mysterious 19%
tense 16%
informative 10%
sad 9%
funny 3%

Pace

medium 56%
fast 25%
slow 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 56% | Plot: 20% | N/A: 16% | Character: 5%

Strong character development?

N/A: 41% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 15% | Yes: 10%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 24% | No: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 43% | N/A: 35% | No: 17% | Yes: 3%

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