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

dark informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I generally enjoy Octavia Butler’s writing style and I think what she does extremely well is come up with an ingenious idea (especially for her time) and then provide a simple plot with very well thought out elements interwoven into the world building. I really enjoyed this, but I did wish there was a bit more from it plot wise. I also wanted there to be more emotion from the main character. Often times the side characters seem to experience a torrent of emotions while she remains emotionless. I thought that was particularly odd and felt extremely validated when one of the characters comments on how emotionless she is in the last ⅓ of the book. I think Butler did a great job building up to this kind of personality, however it made the book fall flat at times, which was particularly frustrating because the plot already isn’t particularly ‘seizing’ on its own.