Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

56 reviews

evjohn13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Trafficking, Child death, Addiction, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Slavery

franklola's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexism, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Grief, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Murder, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

cuddlygryphon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Grief, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Slavery

Moderate: Death of parent, Excrement, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Vomit, Rape, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Gore, Violence, Slavery, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Domestic abuse, Grief, Excrement, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death of parent, Incest, Cannibalism, Death, Medical content, Mental illness, Drug use, Murder, Pregnancy, Slavery, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Trafficking, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

nevenolson's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

This book is amazing. I don't know if I would have read it, if someone told me what it was about. It is sad. There is a ton of death and human suffering in this. I would recommend this book to anyone. It has themes that seem all to relevant. It is the idea of what could very easily happen to the United States, if capitalist greed continues to be more important than human life. Read it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Murder, Racism, Misogyny, Addiction, Slavery, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

thehawksflight's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-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

3.25

A sobering read from start to finish.

For those familiar with the Handmaid's Tale, this title carries similar heft and pathos, and a similarly dystopian America. What makes this read distinct is the voice of the protagonist, Lauren. The framed narrative/diary style is a bit clunky and occasionally Lauren is very long winded, betraying brevity for over-explanation.

A product of the now-called Afrofuturism genre, this is nonetheless important reading even if you can't make it through to the end.

Though society has collapsed, poverty is rampant and extreme looting is the norm, Lauren embarks on a theological quest to re-invent herself in a new religion of her own making, and through the process of proselytising, change the world. She is a hyper-empath: able to feel the physical pain of other living beings, and has a strong desire to form communities wherever she goes, though finds great strain in her personal relationships.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Dysphoria, and Death

Minor: Gun violence, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, and Misogyny

tisalwayssunny's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? No

4.0

The foresight that Butler had is astounding.  You can see her influence in countless dystopian fiction since this book was published in 1993. The prose is unflinching and rather emotional which makes the brutality of the landscape hit harder. I think I struggled with the religious aspects of the book and I was turned off by the age gap in the main relationship (18 and 57 😐). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Rape, Slavery, Child death, Cannibalism, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

lilybear3's review

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

4.75

I listened to this as an unabridged audiobook read by  Lynne Thigpen.  They have a lovely voice that is graceful, yet captures the heaviness. This is one of the best dystopian novels I have read.  Her messages on social injustices and climate change are true and prophetic.  I was highly engaged for the majority of the book, but I lost a little interest towards the end when

more and more people joined the group on the journey. It was about when Emery and Mora showed up

.  There were a lot of scenes and imagery that felt like it was added for shock value, but I think that is the reality of the world they live in.  I was not a fan of the age-gap relationship, but I interpreted it as commentary on how children mature way too fast when in an environment that forces them to grow up.  Characterization was fantastic.  There were great descriptions while also characterizing through the characters' actions.  Watching Lauren grow into her own and write about her spiritual and philosophical beliefs was so interesting.  I thought the ending was fitting, it wasn't amazing, but acceptable.  I'm glad I read this classic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Pregnancy, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Minor: Cannibalism

booksr4nerds's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gun violence, Murder, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

tinyjude's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

A bit too spiritual/religious for me but I feel like the comments and take on society (post climate change / post-apocalyptic) were very realistic. Probably one of the most realistic dystopian novels I have ever read. Furthermore, I liked how it showed the importance of building up a community that works for each other, although I felt uncomfortable because of the age gap between the protagonist and the old man.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Suicide, Addiction, Animal death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Trafficking

ynadavis's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Animal death, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Body horror, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Slavery