Dawn- Octavia Butler

This novel was very outside of the realm of my usual pick of books.
The aliens and their interaction with the humans. There is no clear cut definition of who's right and wrong. And the aliens. the usual suspects weren't the ones responsible for the end of humanity. Human beings are deeply flawed in this book, many have an intense sense of hatred and are for the most part belligerent.
A deep understanding of isolation permeates the entire story. Lilith, having been "saved" by these aliens must grow accustomed to their ways all by herself. All of the people she was familiar with are gone and can rely on no one except for herself. Even when other humans are introduced to the story, they are very wary of her and even grow to despise her. Since she is neither fully human or alien, she is utterly alone.
Her desperation to be rid of the responsibilities handed to her, is a common response to fear. She continues to deny her fate, but is the only one capable of surviving and retain a level mind. Against all circumstances, she still pushes against opposition, at first it came from the aliens but by the novel's end her enemy became her fellow humans.
It would be interesting to see what is in store for Lilith. If she will become more and more like the aliens and ultimately become fully assimilated in their world. This book was pretty slow at some parts, and some of the characters didn't feel as developed as they could have been. While of course much information is given on the protagonist, I would have liked to have more in depth description of the other human survivors. As for the aliens, I had a very difficult time trying to grasp what they looked like exactly. All I could picture was a mound of tentacles