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Book Review By Laurel
Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler



Plot & Themes
Tone of book -
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - an adult (general)
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - - rescue mission/escape from confinement
Repressive society story Yes
Repressive because:
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding
Kind of series -
Adversaries are… -
Kind of alteration:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's a slave/repressed? - humans are slaves of other humans

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.

Setting
Terrain
Earth setting: - near future (later in 21st century) - -
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to torture
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - - major character becomes a sex slave
How much dialogue? - little dialog
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