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A review by apollo0325
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
A tense, sad, bleak, but hopeful look at the destruction humanity can wrought on both itself and the world. Octavia Butler sets the stage for us within the eyes of a young black girl with the hope that people can change because God is Change. The angle of Earthseed alongside the hyper-empathy angles gives us an unusual narrator for a dystopian story.
My only qualm with the story is mostly from a logistical standpoint, mainly the economic and government system in place. Like… why are people still using cash? Why not just barter? Why do people still go to jobs when it seems like the unemployment and houselessness rate is like 90% 😭 doesn’t make much sense to me but again, mostly a nitpick.
My only qualm with the story is mostly from a logistical standpoint, mainly the economic and government system in place. Like… why are people still using cash? Why not just barter? Why do people still go to jobs when it seems like the unemployment and houselessness rate is like 90% 😭 doesn’t make much sense to me but again, mostly a nitpick.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Cannibalism, Violence, Drug abuse, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Child death
Moderate: Sexual assault, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Slavery, Police brutality, and Grief
Minor: Vomit and Excrement