Reviews tagging 'War'

La Parabole du semeur by Octavia E. Butler

61 reviews

kshertz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.0

This whole book is fantastic and complicated. I read it before the pandemic, then re read. Then I read the graphic novel. It’s set in 2024 and just the reality of how much this dystopia could really be our future is hard to take at times.
The idea that humans could really just go back to barely surviving because we can’t collectively be a community and then realizing we have to again become a community to again rise out of poverty and all these hellscapes…is a lot. Octavia was a genius and this is definitely a brilliant book but just a hard truth to take. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and War

fastidiousdreams_'s review against another edition

challenging dark informative 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: War

alomie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

I enjoyed this dystopian novel, and I don't usually but as I enjoyed it so much I am reading the 2nd book to know how the story ends. 

I really like diary entry first person books and I also enjoy dystopian novels, it seems like it really should be a great hit for me overall. 

I am finding the relationship with the main character Lauren and a man who is as old as her dad a bit gross, but i suppose when you're lonely surrounded by couples anything is better than nothing but it feels a little bit off to me. I'm not sure I'm good with it. 

The way she is leading a group of people to be peaceful and establish a community that helps each other but also where necessary she is strong and will protect against outsiders and threats is pretty interesting and I wonder how this will continue in the 2nd book where they have settled on the land. 

Lots of walking and lots of rough moments in this book not for the feint of heart. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Animal death, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Rape, and Grief

trupiper's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

This is one of those books that sits with you after finishing it. It’s been a few months since I finished the book, and I still think about it every day. I think about the moments, the characters, the future it presented, and the world today. The book is heartbreaking, tough, and you can’t help but imagine yourself in the shoes of these characters. How would you react? What would you do? Read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: War

toffishay's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, War, Torture, Sexual violence, and Violence

jojo_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery

Moderate: Blood, Rape, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, and Police brutality

Minor: Trafficking, War, and Infidelity

therewillbenewsuns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death and War

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and War

remie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Trafficking, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Death of parent, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Death, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gun violence, and Sexual violence

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

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, War, Rape, Racism, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking