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bhuppenthal's review against another edition
3.0
I suppose parables have to be blunt, but it starts to stretch thin over the course of the book. Overall though it's worth reading.
noel_rene_cisneros's review against another edition
4.0
Butler nos muestra un futuro no tan lejano, en el que el sistema económico y político ha desencadenado lo peor del ser humano. En ese ambiente en descomposición, la descomposición del mundo que conocemos y en el que vivimos, la esperanza es posible. Así el que es un diario se vuelve el libro Eartseed, the book of the living, en el cual se sientan las bases de una nueva fe, una fe para resistir y sobrevivir: dios es el cambio.
gabymulberry's review against another edition
4.5
i say if you convert into catholicism you’re crazy but creating your own religion is another level of that entirely
catbells's review against another edition
challenging
dark
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
bookslikegranola's review against another edition
4.0
A really interesting near-future sci-fi with a compelling protagonist.
Lauren Olamina lives in a gated. community in a deeply impoverished LA. From a young age she feels compelled to prepare for what she feels is the inevitable collapse of society as well as discover/build her own relationship to God/the world (which basically means building her own religion). A points this book is very dark and very bleak, sometimes unnecessarily so. It also really felt like it was building towards something and I wasn’t entirely blown away at the end. It does stick the landing, I just thought there would be more. I will note that the narrator was phenomenal.
Recommended if you want a thoughtful near future sci-fi in a dark setting.
zhy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
isabelrose730's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
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
3.75
nathaniacalaee's review against another edition
3.0
Great story, I just didn’t connect to the characters
nvrrrdie's review against another edition
I can't really review this. It was more graphic than I could really handle and I still forced myself to read it, I don't think it was worth it to me. I really wanted to finish it because it was spoken of so highly as literature, and I think I can understand why, Butler's world is a strong and interesting one but I can't really judge this book objectively.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Slavery, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Incest, and Rape
storiesofmagic's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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