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

61 reviews

multipullsofnikki's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Loved this graphic novel. 

I haven't read the novel yet and I'm looking forward to seeing what the editor chose to keep vs get rid of for this adaption. 

This book is great if you like reading fiction about end times/possible end times and the found family theme. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence

ashleyluvsyellow's review

adventurous challenging dark inspiring tense

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I loved this graphic novel adaptation! The illustration and coloring were perfect in my opinion.

I plan to follow this up by getting the novel and also reading the second book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence

zantoryu's review

4.75

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Murder, War, Classism

maryellen's review

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

bespokeremote's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Have read the original book several times and it's a favorite. This adaptation is very good, and I will probably also read this many times. The art itself evokes a lot of emotion, especially appreciate the way hyperempathy is drawn. I deeply love the prominence of the earthseed verses, almost a shortcut to that information that's not so easily/quickly found when reading the original book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail

jjvaldezbooks's review

4.0

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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slightly less my style of book than kindred. i feel like if I had more biblical knowledge I might have vibed with it more but I'm a long-lapsed Catholic 

devastating story of a young woman trying to survive the end of capitalism/her world. it's not quite hopeful, but god does it make you grit your teeth and want to do something about this shit

intrigued by the real world study of Earthseed as a religion that I've seen online, excited to go back and explore that

(I didn't like the art again. sorry.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Torture

ally_rmarshall's review against another edition

2.5

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

la_reads_audiobooks's review

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This is my third reading of "Parable of the Sower", but my first in this form. I think this adaptation is true to the original, and the art conveys the dystopian and intense mood of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder

It's a little too close to home!

longbeachyreads's review

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It’s frightening how prescient Octavia Butler was when she wrote this story of a country ravaged by income inequality and climate disasters. 

I felt like there were some inconsistencies in the visuals with characters looking either in distinct  from each other or distinct from how they appeared in a previous pane (skin paler/darker, age older/younger) and even a typo or two and I was unsure whether this was an artistic choice or just an oversight. 

I’m not sure the graphic medium is a good fit for this novel, but it just makes me want to read it in its original form.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence

pheslibrarynotes's review

4.5

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence