Reviews

Die Parabel vom Sämann by Octavia E. Butler

mara_rose's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

averhallen's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

tal42levy's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

nataliesong's review against another edition

adventurous 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

sofipitch's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

4.25

One of the most realistic dystopias written, there's no real world building quirk that can separate the reader from this one, no big brother, book burners, handmaidens or hunger games. No nukes are dropped or anything that can make us go "well that hasn't happened yet. It simply posits that this is what things will look like if we do not change, which made Earthseed's main tenant, god is change, make a lot more sense. I'm curious about what the second book holds because my biggest complaint would be that it feels like the book just stops, maybe because the ending of them making an earthseed community felt so for seen in advance. I'd like to know if it succeeded and how

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Slavery, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury

nbakken's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

spiritseeker17's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

3.5

oluoma's review against another edition

Didn’t finish reading before book club. Don’t really want to go back to it right now.

nuguwriter's review against another edition

3.0

an oracle.

brgpatterson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0