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A review by fayelle
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is so extremely good and so extremely hard to read at the same time. It is engrossing and engaging and yet I found myself having to skim some super hard parts. This book should come with just about every trigger warning possible. But it's so very good.
And scarily so applicable today.
Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, and Trafficking
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Drug abuse