lysstea 's review for:

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

5.0

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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you should read this book and think about how it was written 30+ years ago and yet some of the things it’s predicted are not so farfetched

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Murder

Minor: Cursing, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Abandonment