Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) Parable of the Sower question


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Victorious VKG Victorious VKG Feb 12, 2024 04:14PM
I found the beginning of this book to be slow. And it didn't seem to pick up until I was about a third of the way through. At what point did it pick up for you? And how did you push yourself through to get to that point?



Lisa (last edited Feb 14, 2024 11:26AM ) Feb 14, 2024 11:25AM   0 votes
Honestly, it never picked up for me. I didn't like the protagonist, I didn't like the way the author used the theme of Black empowerment by portraying the Black community as violent looters. There was no hope to counteract all the destruction. And then there were many many plotholes, as you will find. All in all, I think Patable if the Sower is highly overrated.

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Victorious VKG I was conflicted by the protagonist as well. Interesting, when I read of the looters as bald, tatted up, and high I pictured really thin skinheads. Bu ...more
Feb 14, 2024 02:19PM · flag

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