sirchancelot99 's review for:

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

4.5

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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A delicate balancing act between prescient terrors of the future and inspired insight of the artist. The stubborn, youthful hope that Octavia Butler infuses into her protagonist is both necessary as a contrast against the darkest parts of her (Butler’s) imagination and serves as a reminder that the most challenged, most vulnerable members of our society have the greatest insight into its machinations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Blood, Cannibalism, Alcohol