A review by mitskacir
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

2.0

Really did not like this book. I did not find the characters relatable or believable (ex: Laura's character felt far to mature to be only 15-18, and she was always more wise and correct than the other characters), and the story would have been improved through focus on one concept (dystopian future OR Laura's Sharing (Hyper Empathy Syndrome) OR Earthseed (the religion that Laura has created), but not all three). I really couldn't stand the chapters that focused on Earthseed, and found it preachy and unimaginative. Wanted to like this book very much, as I have a hard time finding science fiction by women or people of color, but this was extremely difficult to finish.

(Listed to the Audiobook version, which was read well. Perhaps one reason I felt that Laura was too mature to be a teenager was because the reader's voice did not sound like that of a teenager.)