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A review by basicboop
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
dark
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
I read this from December of '24 to January of '25. I could go on forever drawing similarities between the Trump era of now and the book, I don't think that would really explain the point.
Preparation, community, and the ability to keep going through pain are what I take away from this novel.
The most bitter part of this tale is that so many loved ones are lost to the world Lauren inhabits. Most of the murders are committed by unknown people for unknown reasons. What I did find funny were characters like the Moss patriarch, Wardell Parrish, and Mrs. Payne. They live in a world that's consantly being set on fire, where rape and murder are so commonplace that victims seem to just move on, but people have time for Biblethumping, racism, and hotepism.
Preparation, community, and the ability to keep going through pain are what I take away from this novel.
The most bitter part of this tale is that so many loved ones are lost to the world Lauren inhabits. Most of the murders are committed by unknown people for unknown reasons. What I did find funny were characters like the Moss patriarch, Wardell Parrish, and Mrs. Payne. They live in a world that's consantly being set on fire, where rape and murder are so commonplace that victims seem to just move on, but people have time for Biblethumping, racism, and hotepism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail