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A review by zaonic
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
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
4.25
What can you say about this book that hasn't already been said.
Follow the FMC in a near future/alternate timeline dystopia in which the USA has fallen just a bit further than current affairs.
Written in 1993 Octavia E Butler was prophetic with this book.
This is written in a diary style first person, following the fmc from childhood into her late teens, the trauma of her home community and a great long walk and everything she learns in between.
This book is SPIRITUAL, the FMC was raised by a southern Baptist Paster but has her own ideas on God and religion.
God is Change.
Follow the FMC in a near future/alternate timeline dystopia in which the USA has fallen just a bit further than current affairs.
Written in 1993 Octavia E Butler was prophetic with this book.
This is written in a diary style first person, following the fmc from childhood into her late teens, the trauma of her home community and a great long walk and everything she learns in between.
This book is SPIRITUAL, the FMC was raised by a southern Baptist Paster but has her own ideas on God and religion.
God is Change.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism