Adulthood Rites

This is the second book in the Xenogenesis series. It continues the questioning of colonialism, slavery, powerlessness of women, and what it means to be human. It focuses much more on what the Oankali call the Human Contradiction: that humans are intelligent yet still perpetuate a hierarchical structure that is the cause of strife, violence, and self-destruction. It's an excellent rumination on the topic through the eyes of a hybrid male, part Oankali, part human, who tries to support the human race even though he sees the examples of the contradiction all around him. There were parts that dragged, but overall, I really enjoyed this book.

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