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madelinekramer2021's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Violence
beegster16's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.25
Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Mass/school shootings, and Sexual assault
Minor: Slavery, Incest, and Pedophilia
dizzy_mittz's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Excrement, Gore, Murder, Rape, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Blood, Death of parent, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Death, Cannibalism, and Gun violence
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal death, Child death, and Abandonment
If you can handle the content, it’s a very sobering read - you may even find some hope in it. I highly recommend this book. I will, however, not be diving directly into the rest of the series. Breaks will be necessary if you are emotionally swayed by your reading - I should have taken more while reading.lyunahal's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Gun violence, Classism, Death of parent, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, and Sexual content
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Butler, Octavia E.. Parable of the Sower (p. 245). Open Road Media. Kindle Edition.
📖Genres: sci-fi, speculative fiction, dystopia, post apocalyptic, classics
📚Page Count: 330
🎧Audiobook Length: 12h 01min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5
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The very beginning of the book is very preachy, well a lot of this book is preachy because it's literally the story of a young woman creating her own religion. I'd say the story was overall enjoyable despite the preachiness of it all. I really enjoyed the way this was written and how, it started out hopeless, like a lot of Butler's works. Then, there's a little light at the end of the tunnel and the story suddenly becomes hopeful.
This is my second time reading Parable of the Sower and I finally understand that it's about community and keeping one another safe. Protecting one another in crisis. That is the answer to the question, "what do we do when disaster strikes?"
I also love the diversity in this book. The characters were very diverse like all other Butler books.
The beginning of the book was a bit slow even though the book was interesting overall. Therefore, I'm giving this 4.5 stars out of 5.
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Incest, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Child death, Cannibalism, Cursing, Grief, Animal cruelty, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Slavery, Addiction, Animal death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Physical abuse