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A review by mnboyer
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
<b>PopSugar 2016 reading challenge #29</b>
This is likely a book that you're supposed to love... but I just didn't love it. It follows a young woman coming-of-age in a dystopian society that both made sense in certain moments, yet did not in others. I didn't always understand her motivations and thought her decision making was a little, well, imperfect. I also wasn't a huge fan of the 'religiosity' that seeps into the book. There were moments where it felt like I was reading through thick mud while turning the pages... the pacing was great one moment, slow and deathly the next. I wanted something to stand out and nothing ever did -- so, alas, it was just a three star 'meh' from me.
This is likely a book that you're supposed to love... but I just didn't love it. It follows a young woman coming-of-age in a dystopian society that both made sense in certain moments, yet did not in others. I didn't always understand her motivations and thought her decision making was a little, well, imperfect. I also wasn't a huge fan of the 'religiosity' that seeps into the book. There were moments where it felt like I was reading through thick mud while turning the pages... the pacing was great one moment, slow and deathly the next. I wanted something to stand out and nothing ever did -- so, alas, it was just a three star 'meh' from me.