V&O: Fledgling by Octavia Butler – Ethical Vampirism

Julia and Victoria discuss the last vampire book of The Vampire & the Octopus series and then get very excited about two questions: Are there any ethical choices under vampirism? And, if so, are ethical vampires even interesting?

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Mentioned in this episode:

• “I won’t always ask”: Complicating Agency in Octavia Butler’s Fledgling” by Florian Bast

• Devil Girl From Mars (film)

• Patternmaster by Octavia Butler

• The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice

• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

• Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

• Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda

• Grady Hendrix’s vampire podcast Super Scary Haunted Homeschool

• Dear Hank and John (podcast)

Recommendations:

• The Dispossessed by Ursula K LeGuin

• Wild Seed by Octavia Butler

• Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

• Invincible comic book series

Currently Obsessed:

• Interview with the Vampire (tv series)

• We Are Lady Parts (tv series)

• The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

• Scamanda (podcast)

• Big Ideas by Remi Wolf (album)