The Honest Broker

The Honest Broker

Share this post

The Honest Broker
The Honest Broker
Fledgling by Octavia Butler
The Vault

Fledgling by Octavia Butler

Ted Gioia's avatar
Ted Gioia
Jan 01, 2000
∙ Paid

Share this post

The Honest Broker
The Honest Broker
Fledgling by Octavia Butler
Share

Octavia Butler does not respect boundaries. Well, at least not the boundaries between fiction genres. Fledgling, the last book she published before her death in 2006, moves through suspense plot memes faster than Kim Kardashian posts selfies on Instagram. The result is a kind of turbocharged storytelling, in a book both alluring and jarring, fast-paced …

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to The Honest Broker to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Ted Gioia
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share