Tag Archives: Octavia E. Butler

One last note on Portal & Lilith’s Brood

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Jake Shapiro

After I posted my piece on the incredible similarities between Portal and Lilith’s Brood, another thing hit me:Neither Chell nor Lilith can exit their prison cell. They must wait for their captors to open doors or walls for them. Eventually, their… Continue reading →

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Lilith’s Brood through the portal of Portal

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Jake Shapiro

Alive!Still alive.Alive… again.Are these the opening lines of Lilith’s Brood? Or are they lyrics from iconic Portal theme song “Still Alive”? As I opened the book, all I could think about was Valve’s sci-fi masterpiece. Little did I know th… Continue reading →

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Crappy romance novels and Lilith’s Brood, or Why Book Covers Matter

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Jake Shapiro

The first thing I heard about Lilith’s Brood was a disclaimer: don’t judge this book by its crappy romance novel cover. A naked woman covering her breasts with her hands, under white sheets.But this is a classic science-fiction trilogy, I thought to my… Continue reading →

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