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phillyhufflepunk's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Winner of the Hugo Award, this science fiction short story does a lot in a very short amount of time.
It was also written in the 1980s by that rare and wonderful unicorn that terrifies immature sci-fi nerd boys - a woman. So, you know...bonus.
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It was also written in the 1980s by that rare and wonderful unicorn that terrifies immature sci-fi nerd boys - a woman. So, you know...bonus.
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Who am I? I am a forty-seven-year-old writer who can remember being a ten-year-old writer and who expects someday to be an eighty-year-old writer. I am also comfortably asocial—a hermit. ... A pessimist if I'm not careful, a feminist, a Black, a former Baptist, an oil-and-water combination of ambition, laziness, insecurity, certainty, and drive."
—Octavia E. Butler
Minor: Gun violence, Mental illness, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Abandonment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
ssuummeerrn's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
5.0
Oh wow! This one was even better than The Evening and The Morning and The Night! Octavia E. Butler is masterful with her short stories! I loved this one and can’t wait to write my paper on it! It is mind blowing to me how Butler can give such a beautiful character arc and such an intricate plot within only 20 pages!
I’ve bought Parable of the Sower, one of her longer books, and I can’t wait to read it!
I’ve bought Parable of the Sower, one of her longer books, and I can’t wait to read it!
Graphic: Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Death, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
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