A review by miles862
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Great book - Butler is a fantastic writer. I really enjoyed the additional POV and the complex wrestling with different views of the same sets of events. Definitely pay attention to content warnings, but awful and horrific things are used very intentionally and fittingly in the book rather than being simply for shock value.
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