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

32 reviews

booksthatburn's review

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Ableism, Sexism, Misogyny, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Torture, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Incest and Rape

angelaf's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-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? No

2.0

I wanted to enjoy this. I tried, but dark, dystopian books are just not for me. That said, this is a captivating piece of literature. It addresses important topics such as religion, climate change, and violence while taking its place in the afrofuturist canon. If any of those appeal to you, then definitely read this book. Read if you enjoy: dystopian, climate change, religious theory, afrofuturism, the work of NK Jemisin

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Rape

eslsilver's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Slavery

Minor: Drug abuse

kharlan3's review against another edition

(graphic novel, scifi) I’ve read the original, but this adaptation is a delight. The art is beautiful and brings the story even more to life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Animal death, Child death, Death, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Drug abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, and Racism

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Police brutality

readandfindout's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 4 stars
Characters: 3.5 stars
Plot: 4 stars
Worldbuilding: 3.5 stars
Art: 1 star

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Child abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Child death, Rape, Slavery, Blood, Animal death, Drug use, Gore, Cannibalism, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Torture, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction and Incest

archaicgambit's review against another edition

dark hopeful medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Slavery, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

Minor: Rape

reviewsandreadathons's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Slavery, Child abuse, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Murder, Rape, and Trafficking

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

This is my third time reading Parable of the Sower, and the first time reading it in the graphic novel version. I love John Jennings work. The colors, line work, and overall style are vibrant. The illustrations really make the story come alive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Ableism, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Blood, Murder, Gun violence, Medical content, Physical abuse, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Incest, Slavery, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Racism, Police brutality, Drug abuse, Drug use, Cannibalism, and Addiction

Minor: Alcoholism

glains's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Death, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Child death

curtismchale's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A dark dystopian graphic novel that makes me want to read the actual novel and then the sequel. It was a short read due to the format and the art is excellent. I’d say it’s for early teens and above due to the content.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

It’s a dystopian theme so bad things happen. There are multiple views of murder and talk of rape.