Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

30 reviews

dfbballinger's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Violence, War, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Trafficking, Animal death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Grief, and Gun violence

mlovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

4.5

I enjoyed this book a lot, even though some chapters were hard to get through due to the amount of terrible, apocalyptic things that were occuring (just look at all the TWs).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Rape, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Cannibalism, Classism, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Sexual assault, and Slavery

jlaz_13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Police brutality, and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Vomit, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide, and Kidnapping

decklededgess's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

trigger warnings: incest, rape, physical abuse, death of family, gore and injury description, sexual content, drug use and abuse, arson and fire, racism, sexism, murder, enslavement, cannibalism, child abuse, trafficking, suicide, gun violence, and more probably.

Before I get into my doom and gloom reaction let me just say that terrifying as this book is, it's incredibly well thought out and the cause and effect of what leads to the situations in this book are rooted in very realistic patterns. The cast of characters are really interesting and it was something to see how desperate they were for happiness that they were pushing through the nightmare of their lives. It's also a fascinating look into how law and morality breaks down when safety, freedom, food, and shelter aren't a guarantee. It's a lot.

I am incredibly (insert adequate word here) to see a book that is set three years into our current future exist in exacerbated conditions of today. It feels like a cold bucket of water tossed over my head knowing this book was written in 1993 and we are living in a reality predicted nearly thirty years ago by an author who said THIS is exactly how it'll get worse if things don't change...uh. oof.

Anyways. Read for your own awareness and preparation. It's a book of survival through some really dire fucking situations and it's a little sobering to realize maybe perishing before it gets this bad is the ideal way because no way in hell am i doing any of THIS.

RIP to my nerves bc I am living in a nightmare.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Sexism, Vomit, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

itskhaliamonique's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad tense 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Racism, Death, Blood, Murder, Drug use, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Animal death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Mass/school shootings, Torture, and Addiction

drinaiscold's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Chronic illness, Child death, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Blood, Sexual assault, Murder, Animal death, Violence, Racism, and Gun violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Racism, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Addiction, Sexism, Mass/school shootings, Drug use, Trafficking, and Suicidal thoughts

ardour's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Slavery, Sexual violence, Racism, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Classism, Child death, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, and Addiction

Moderate: Rape, Trafficking, and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit, Incest, and Alcoholism

megsib's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual violence, Rape, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Genocide, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Slavery

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Ableism, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

lorny's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Grief, and Blood

Moderate: Cannibalism and Animal death