Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

13 reviews

anntharai's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

I can’t believe it took me this long to read a book by Butler. 

The writing is engaging, the story devastating, and the whole concept deeply thought provoking. 

So much of this story is terrifying and stomach churning and yet …. 

Depressingly unsurprising.

 Maybe that’s cynical but, or maybe it’s just a shame. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

ellenwilberg's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, and Alcohol

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, War, Rape, Racism, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking