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A review by rachelle_reads
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Here’s some dystopian fiction that feels awfully prescient about our current times. Written in 1993, this book starts in July 2024 and unfolds over a few years’ time. It’s the first part of a duology, and I do plan to read the next book.
The characters and the plot kept me turning the pages, as well as the protagonist’s consideration of religion and meaning in life. There is a lot of violence in this book, including many deaths on the page. The protagonist reports these in a matter of fact way. But never fear - somehow, we feel hopeful at the end, seeing the seeds of humanity poking through the awful destruction.
The characters and the plot kept me turning the pages, as well as the protagonist’s consideration of religion and meaning in life. There is a lot of violence in this book, including many deaths on the page. The protagonist reports these in a matter of fact way. But never fear - somehow, we feel hopeful at the end, seeing the seeds of humanity poking through the awful destruction.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse