Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

935 reviews

kcuster13's review

adventurous challenging dark inspiring reflective 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

4.5

Wowie is this book relevant in this day and age! Thoroughly enjoyed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

windermerepeak1's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

pamalama_k's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual violence

poblana's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It's so eerie how much Butler was able to predict the future. She has said her books are warnings and future predictions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

ammillman's review

adventurous challenging lighthearted 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail

lucyreadsss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

emmalinallap's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is more relevant than ever. Amazing and thought-provoking read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child death, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

pandoraschaos's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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? No

5.0

Has your world ever been so dystopian that you create a new religion that’s for the people? No, well this may inspire you to do just that. 

The story is set in 2024-2027. And is one of the many reasons I love dystopian fiction is the idea that it’s an “alternative reality”, but I swear that Octavia E Butler is a freaking psychic with her accuracy. 

Measles outbreaks, the poor attacking the only slightly less poor, food prices only going up, never down, and even a drug epidemic that also only seems to destroy poor communities. It’s hard NOT to see the direct resemblance to 2025 in the United States.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Cannibalism

grampabeepo's review

adventurous dark inspiring fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Slavery

sarah_e_lo's review

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse