Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

342 reviews

aniloracccc's review

challenging dark inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, and Cannibalism

amelody's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

anxiousutopian's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual violence, and Cannibalism

amandypaws's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Speculative fiction always puts me in a weird state of mind after I finish, but never has one brought me back out of it by the end like this one has. Incredibly beautiful and intense as it is grim and grounding. Please do yourself a favor and pick this book up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

readingwithgoose's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Slavery, and Cannibalism

perfectcupoftea's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Cannibalism

sondered's review

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Trafficking

murve's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual content

haleysue's review

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Classism

greeno_froggo's review

dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, and Cannibalism