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A review by happylilfaerie
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
dark
reflective
sad
2.5
The more I think about this book the less I like it. Americans have “become” evil and are raping, torturing and cannibalising each other. Where does evil come from? Why are women and girls being raped every page but not a single man is raped? Drug users are usually seeking an escape and to be able to cope with life, in this book they are evil people who want to set others on fire, why?
None of the interesting aspects bought up were explored - hyperempathy, company towns, how to live off the land, and building community in disaster.
The masses walking on foot from one part of the country to another to seek safety and resources echoes very familiarly to me as an Iraqi. Just look at Falisteen right now. We help each other, protect each other, share our food etc. I suppose a population as savage and uncivilised as the west couldn’t be expected to know how to behave when resources become scarce.
Why was the unethical relationship between a teenager and a 57 year old, a whole 40 years older, normalised and made to seem okay? That man is a predator, I don’t give a shit how “mature” the child seems.
The side characters kind of blurred together, instead of personality and development, they were given sob backstories.
None of the interesting aspects bought up were explored - hyperempathy, company towns, how to live off the land, and building community in disaster.
The masses walking on foot from one part of the country to another to seek safety and resources echoes very familiarly to me as an Iraqi. Just look at Falisteen right now. We help each other, protect each other, share our food etc. I suppose a population as savage and uncivilised as the west couldn’t be expected to know how to behave when resources become scarce.
Why was the unethical relationship between a teenager and a 57 year old, a whole 40 years older, normalised and made to seem okay? That man is a predator, I don’t give a shit how “mature” the child seems.
The side characters kind of blurred together, instead of personality and development, they were given sob backstories.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Sexual violence, Rape, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Torture, Slavery, Violence, and Sexual assault