A review by evewasinnocent
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

god almighty. i find myself thinking like lauren at least in regards to god. is this scary? is this a warning of what’s to come? what is the fate of your world if your god has become change? what is it if your god is stagnant? Butler writes dystopia like it can be real. not like anything i’ve read before. everything feels too far away, too glitzy. i have to remember though this is only dystopia for the US

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Child death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Slavery