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Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler

16 reviews

librarymouse's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

There were some parts of this book I really liked and others I really didn't. The 39 year age gap between Lauren and her love interest who she first recognizes through associating him with her father is one of the major dislikes. I like both characters, but the situation is uncomfortable, especially when he is made out as a sympathetic, likable character. I'd had this book and the novel it was adapted from on my to read list for a while, and I'm glad I got around to reading this for school. It's really neat to see the roots of the literary solarpunk movement as it's rooted in afro futurism and the questioning of the continuing hegemony of colonial structures that are still being offered as solutions to the climate crisis today. It is weird to be reading this in 2024, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Classism, Incest, Slavery, Sexual content, Colonisation, Vomit, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Rape, Murder, Racism, Violence, Grief, Misogyny, Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Ableism, Animal death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Dysphoria

wrentfree's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I feel like this is what the world is going to look like in a few years. Read only if you want to get depressed as heck.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Child abuse, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Gun violence, and Animal death

lordbags's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

Moderate: Torture, Rape, Sexual violence, and Body horror

therewillbenewsuns's review against another edition

dark 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: Death, Body horror, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: War, Cannibalism, Violence, Death of parent, Cursing, Rape, and Gun violence

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

distractible's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use and Violence

trippalli's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Very dark and violent, a graphic novel adaptation of a Octavia Butler classic. It's heavy in philosophy of God and belief systems and religion in an internally violent submission post apocalyptic living hell on earth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Self harm, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Dysphoria, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, War, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture

lilybear3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

I listened to the audiobook prior and wanted to check out the graphic novel adaptation.  I will say that I preferred the audiobook because I felt that it had better descriptions and captured emotions better than the illustrations in this book.  It's still a moving and compelling story, but if choosing to read this story for the first time, I would go for the original or an audio version.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Cannibalism, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction

lasunflower's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense 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

4.5

I haven't (yet) read the original book, so can't comment on the adaption, but I really enjoyed this. The story is brilliant and the artwork is amazing. My only criticism is that it was hard for me to remember who was who  for many of the side characters in the village. 

Lauren is a really brilliant strong female character. For me, although the world Butler painted is very bleak, this story also shows the best in humanity, community, acceptance and trust.

I am very much looking forward to the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Child death, Drug use, Rape, and Drug abuse

Minor: Slavery, Trafficking, Blood, and Classism

alphekka's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Gore and Drug use

ashleybeereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Trafficking, Child death, Drug abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Pregnancy and Suicide

Vomit: illustrated on pages 77, 78, 105 and 139