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jrow 's review for:
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A bit more preachy than I would prefer, but still an Interesting to read a dystopian novel that is set during the transition period, where there is still our current government, police, mortgage and taxes to pay.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Excrement, Cannibalism