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A review by melusa
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
5.0
This book is fiction and yet feels so real and a telling of the near future. Some of the themes and realities seem far fetched when imagining them happening to the USA. However a lot of what is described is in one way or another happening in other countries.
I suggest everyone should read it and schools should examine the storytelling, social and psychological issues it brings to light and of course the plausibility of it all with the younger generation.
I suggest everyone should read it and schools should examine the storytelling, social and psychological issues it brings to light and of course the plausibility of it all with the younger generation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cannibalism, Grief, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Slavery, and Incest