A review by mimeticats
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

dark reflective medium-paced
  • 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

A beautiful book and the perfect sequel to Parable of the Sower. The book continues to examine the implications religious change and innovation within crisis in new and broader ways. It’s main characters only grow in complexity. The narrative is expertly woven to be compelling in its own right as well as exploring its themes and drawing out the characters’ contradictions and conflicts, both internal and external.
As you know from the prologue, the text includes/is framed by the comments of Lauren Oya Olamina’s daughter. This creates for further layers of tension and a different distance and framing to all of the extracts included.

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