Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

89 reviews

pipercurda's review

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

one of those stories that doesn’t leave you hopeless, doesn’t leave you hopeful, but drops you on your head somewhere much more nebulous and awful. that being said, written engagingly and dynamically by butler. she doesn’t get you to care about the characters, per se, but she gets you to care about the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Murder

totesyotes's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An absolute masterpiece. You will double take at Butler's prescience and prophetic portrayal of a 2024 united states gone wrong, written in 1993. You will double take. You will say "wtf" out loud. Your friends will ask how your book is going, and you will respond "Terrible." with a smile. Readers be warned of a very, very long list of trigger warnings. Take care of yourself and be gentle. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Gigantic content warning. Incredible book.

sapphicsquirrel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Murder

virgoreadss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i finished this book almost 2 weeks ago and i can’t stop thinking about it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, and Trafficking

sgn1991's review

Moody reader. Just wasn’t feeling it. Slow to pick up. Will revisit later. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

mfarmer214's review

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

mollz12's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Woah! I avoided this book for awhile thinking I would hate it. One of the StoryGraph book challenges made me pick it up and I don’t regret it! So powerful especially when it was written and reading it now 2024. 
Very heard at times and inspiring at many times. Definitely read it if you like sci-if, dystopian, and walking dead journal style. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Suicide

shadowsinger17's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Well written but I found it depressing.  yet the message is indomitable. There is hope within the protagonist by accepting what is and to have a belief bigger than yourself. The focus is change, change is god. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

justine16's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Rape, and Cannibalism

Minor: Animal death, Suicide, Torture, and Trafficking

glassdanse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

this book is not for the faint of heart. it is a beautifully written book though. not one I would recommend to everybody