vampire_panda 's review for:

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

5.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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It’s harrowing, emotional and heartbreaking. It’s hope and endurance, it’s the belief that even at humanities worst, it can get better. 
You can’t blindly trust, but you can’t build walls of distrust. Be open but smart, and above all, care for your community. 

That’s the lessons this book has spoken to me & it is so relevant to today, and truly, my only wish was to have found it sooner. 

Phenomenal must read for any and all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Self harm, Dementia, Abandonment, Pandemic/Epidemic