Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
This Nebula Award-winning sequel to Parable of the Sower continues the story of Lauren Olamina in socially and economically depressed California in the 2030s. Convinced that her community should colonize the stars, Lauren and her followers make preparations. But the collapse of society and rise of fanatics result in Lauren’s followers being enslaved, and her daughter stolen from her. Now, Lauren must fight back to save the new world order.
Trigger & Content Warnings:
- Classism
- Hate crimes
- Victim blaming
- Misogyny, sexism and gendered slurs
- Racism and racial slurs
- White supremacy and the Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
- Child sexual assault and rape
- Grooming behaviour and paedophilia
- Rape and rape by coercion
- Sex trafficking and sex slavery
- Abuse, neglect and abandonment
- Child abuse
- Emotional abuse
- Physical abuse
- Verbal abuse
- Family estrangement
- Adult-minor relationships
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Suicide and attempted suicide
- Infertility themes
- Pregnancy
- Non-consensual pregnancy
- Teenage and child pregnancy
- Amnesia
- Blood and gore depiction
- Body horror
- Emesis
- Physical injuries and wounds
- Scars
- Starvation and dehydration depiction
- Dead bodies and body parts
- Death of a child
- Death of a friend
- Death of a parent/guardians
- Death of a sibling
- Death of a partner/spouse
- Disappearance of a loved one
- Grief and loss depiction
- Flogging and whippings
- Gun violence
- Hanging and lynching
- Murder and attempted murder
- Torture
- Avalanche
- Chemical gassing and warfare
- Cults
- Home invasion
- Exile
- Indentured servitude
- Imprisonment, incarceration and captivity
- Kidnapping
- Persecution for witchcraft
- Police brutality and violence
- Religious persecution
- Terrorism
- War and military themes
- Homelessness
- Poverty themes
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