Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

86 reviews

happylilfaerie's review against another edition

dark reflective sad

2.5

The more I think about this book the less I like it. Americans have “become” evil and are raping, torturing and cannibalising each other. Where does evil come from? Why are women and girls being raped every page but not a single man is raped? Drug users are usually seeking an escape and to be able to cope with life, in this book they are evil people who want to set others on fire, why? 

None of the interesting aspects bought up were explored - hyperempathy, company towns, how to live off the land, and building community in disaster.

The masses walking on foot from one part of the country to another to seek safety and resources echoes very familiarly to me as an Iraqi. Just look at Falisteen right now. We help each other, protect each other, share our food etc.  I suppose a population as savage and uncivilised as the west couldn’t be expected to know how to behave when resources become scarce. 

Why was the unethical relationship between a teenager and a 57 year old, a whole 40 years older, normalised and made to seem okay? That man is a predator, I don’t give a shit how “mature” the child seems. 

The side characters kind of blurred together, instead of personality and development, they were given sob backstories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual violence, Rape, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Torture, Slavery, Violence, and Sexual assault

ib_ratton's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

Leave it to Octavia Butler to predict the fall of civilization in 2024...

I love literary apocalypse books like these! The character focus, the slow changes of society to ruin, and the need for man to band together to create something better are themes heavy in this book. And although they're not any original ideas, the writing is truly unique and makes the story extremely compelling. 

Trigger warnings for just about everything as the book touches on some gruesome topics. But if you like Books like The Road by Cormac McCarthy, you'll enjoy this one even more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia, Slavery, Rape, Trafficking, and Cannibalism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

taysmoonie's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book was almost a survival guide with proof that everything changes, yet stays the same.  It wasn't a plot-driven book but it kept you wanting to know if the characters are simply okay.  I find it fascinating that as a reader I found myself criticizing my beliefs and questioning my morals.  What would I do to survive? And do I truly believe in anything other than change?  I think my biggest takeaway from this is that we all can always trust that change will come.  ALSO even though its a dystopian novel, it felt WAY too close to home.  Way too possible and that's why I feel as though Octavia Butler wasn't writing to us but was creating a guide to living through change. (Ending was disappointing, real but disappointing)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Cannibalism, Slavery, Addiction, Sexual assault, and Animal death

Minor: Pedophilia

cynopsis's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Body horror, Murder, Drug abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Child death, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Slavery, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Torture, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Police brutality, Sexual assault, and Violence

jillian_mon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, Violence, Physical abuse, Racism, and Murder

mgrim10's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Suicide, Gun violence, Violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Racism

gabngo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Slavery, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Pedophilia, and Torture

niebezpiecznygroszek's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Violence, Drug use, Grief, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Death of parent, and Rape

mmestitches's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? No

5.0

Powerful boo, but stressful to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Classism, Ableism, Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Hate crime, Incest, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Colonisation, Death, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Mass/school shootings, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Hate crime, Pedophilia, Murder, Grief, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, War, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Sexual content, Self harm, Sexism, Rape, Gore, Police brutality, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Dysphoria

lay_kone's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Death, Drug use, Murder, Pedophilia, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Sexual violence