Beverly's Reviews > Parable of the Talents

I didn't enjoy this one as much as it's predecessor, Parable of the Sower, because the main character who was so vibrant in the first book was not in this one much and was talked about as a side character to her daughter. The daughter was not nearly as sympathetic as her mother. The brother of the main character developed a truly malevolent character as well. I disliked him in the first book and hated him in the second.

Octavia Butler is a magnificent writer and her books are always worth reading. But I felt this sequel was not nearly as good a story as the first book with no likeable characters to root for and no satisfying conclusion.