A review by ohgull
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I absolutely loved the first half of this book. It was so dense with details, metaphors, and so much good literature. But the second half fell really flat for me. I didn’t like the romance, there were too many new characters in the last 50 pages and there wasn’t really a climax to the plot.
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