A review by martinza
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Follows a small community and mainly their leader how they try to survive and re-establish under religious oppression. Partly pretty brutal, but it shows how a kinder way tries to persist . I cried sometimes. 


Kind of a How to establish an opposing cult under christian nationalism

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Slavery, and Violence