Octavia E. Butler's most recommended books

We've asked 10,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by Octavia E. Butler.

Chosen by 21 people

Books like Parable of the Sower

Chosen by 15 people

Books like Kindred

Chosen by 9 people

Books like Dawn

Chosen by 5 people

Books like Wild Seed

Chosen by 2 people

Books like Lilith's Brood

Chosen by 1 person

Books like Parable of the Talents

Chosen by 1 person

Books like Dawn

Chosen by 1 person

Books like Fledgling

Book lists with Octavia E. Butler's books

54 authors created a book list with a book by Octavia E. Butler as one of their picks.

• Fantasy-science fiction books that explore class and inequality
• Body horror birth
• Digging out when life just buries you
• Thought provoking science fiction
• Understanding revisionist history politics
• Having a voice if you’re not (fully) human

Book lists connected to Octavia E. Butler's books

308 authors created a book list connected to Octavia E. Butler's books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• Being Black in America
• The history of African American education
• The history of land dispossession
• Black poetry
• Why racism persists
• Lyrical memoirs from the soul

Genres connected to Octavia E. Butler's books

Topics connected to Octavia E. Butler's books