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A review by kathom21
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I can appreciate what this book is and its impact on speculative fiction and dystopian literature. However, I don't think it was for me. I still enjoyed it, but I don't think I'll ever go back and read it again. Maybe the graphic novel version, just for the heck of it, but the actual novel itself is probably a no.
I appreciated the motif of fire. Fire can be cleansing and comforting, but it is also a force of destruction. The people in pyro wanted to watch the world burn. We have people like that in our current world.
I actually started reading this book because a lot of people said that if our world.was a dystopian novel, it's Parable of a Sower more than anything else.
I appreciated the motif of fire. Fire can be cleansing and comforting, but it is also a force of destruction. The people in pyro wanted to watch the world burn. We have people like that in our current world.
I actually started reading this book because a lot of people said that if our world.was a dystopian novel, it's Parable of a Sower more than anything else.