Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

131 reviews

throwback682's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

Reading this book in the year before its action takes place is both troubling and validating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Child death, Body horror, Classism, Drug abuse, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Addiction, and Slavery

Moderate: Police brutality, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Domestic abuse, and Racism

The violence that comes as people scramble and fight for resources at the end of the world is expected but

an 18 year old girl being with a 50+ yo man was creepy, unnecessary, unexpected, and kind of took me out of the story.

denlia's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Cannibalism, War, and Sexual violence

bookishkellyn's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad

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

4.5

This prophetic book was published in 1993 but takes place in a Dystopian California through 2024-2027, and the parallels to the present are chilling. The realistic subject matter was hard to digest at times, but the writing was strong besides the slow intro. I’ll be reading the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Slavery

Minor: Drug use, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, and Cannibalism

sjeast17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Rape, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Murder, Death of parent, Death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Animal death

edevoe8891's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Cannibalism

itsnai's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Xenophobia, Violence, Death, Classism, Blood, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Rape, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Torture, Slavery, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship

inirac's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Death, Trafficking, Slavery, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual violence, Animal death, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Pregnancy, Blood, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

claired01's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Rape and Adult/minor relationship

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

4.0

This is a masterfully written novel with incredible theme work and a world that feels startlingly real. I think if I had read this at a different time (when I wasn't still trying to get over a terrible reading slump) I would have liked it even more; however, as it stands, I still think this is an excellent work of dystopia, and I will be continuing on with the sequel later this year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, Child abuse, Murder, Racism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Rape, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Incest, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Gore and Cursing

corriejn's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Drug abuse, Animal death, Torture, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Slavery, Sexual violence, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

Minor: Religious bigotry