Conversation so far:
what happened in 1984 to octavia e.
butler?
Butler followed Clay's Ark with the critically acclaimed short story "Bloodchild" (1984).
was the short story successful?
" "Bloodchild" won the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Awards, and the Science Fiction Chronicle Reader Award.
what was it about?
Set on an alien planet, it depicts the complex relationship between human refugees and the insect-like aliens who keep them in a preserve to protect them.

Question: what did critics say about the story?
Self-contained rewrite: what did critics say about "Bloodchild"?