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A review by anahisa
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.5
My first Octavia Butler 🫶🏽 What a strong start, what a treat, what a voice!!! Butler is an author whose work I want to explore this year, and this book did not disappoint 🙂↔️
For being known as such a titan in sci-fi, I was surprised by how grounded this story is. It’s incredibly immersive, and eerily relevant to today’s current events! She clocked the decay of American society to the letter, I fear.
The future Butler describes in this novel is very plausible. I enjoyed that we’re discovering it from a young girls perspective. And what are the youth of 2025 doing??? Developing new religions and communities based on mutual aid 🙂↕️
Earthseed is forever 🙏🏽 I find myself drawn to its core principle - god is change. Strip the almighty of its personhood, and the divine becomes something malleable. It impacts us as much as we can shape it in return. That in itself is a deeply comforting thought.
The only reason this isn’t 5 starts is because the necessary travel aspects got stale after a while. It’s a solid ending though, and I can’t wait to dive into the sequel!
For being known as such a titan in sci-fi, I was surprised by how grounded this story is. It’s incredibly immersive, and eerily relevant to today’s current events! She clocked the decay of American society to the letter, I fear.
The future Butler describes in this novel is very plausible. I enjoyed that we’re discovering it from a young girls perspective. And what are the youth of 2025 doing??? Developing new religions and communities based on mutual aid 🙂↕️
Earthseed is forever 🙏🏽 I find myself drawn to its core principle - god is change. Strip the almighty of its personhood, and the divine becomes something malleable. It impacts us as much as we can shape it in return. That in itself is a deeply comforting thought.
The only reason this isn’t 5 starts is because the necessary travel aspects got stale after a while. It’s a solid ending though, and I can’t wait to dive into the sequel!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism