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A review by pandoraschaos
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
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? No
5.0
Has your world ever been so dystopian that you create a new religion that’s for the people? No, well this may inspire you to do just that.
The story is set in 2024-2027. And is one of the many reasons I love dystopian fiction is the idea that it’s an “alternative reality”, but I swear that Octavia E Butler is a freaking psychic with her accuracy.
Measles outbreaks, the poor attacking the only slightly less poor, food prices only going up, never down, and even a drug epidemic that also only seems to destroy poor communities. It’s hard NOT to see the direct resemblance to 2025 in the United States.
The story is set in 2024-2027. And is one of the many reasons I love dystopian fiction is the idea that it’s an “alternative reality”, but I swear that Octavia E Butler is a freaking psychic with her accuracy.
Measles outbreaks, the poor attacking the only slightly less poor, food prices only going up, never down, and even a drug epidemic that also only seems to destroy poor communities. It’s hard NOT to see the direct resemblance to 2025 in the United States.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Police brutality, Religious bigotry
Minor: Cannibalism