Parable of the Sower

There is dystopian and then there Dystopian. This got so grim around the 60% mark that I almost pulled the eject cord. Fortunately it “lightened” after that, although more in the sense of “thank you for stopping the beatings” rather than “redemption has arrived”. In then end there is hope, but it is the barest sliver, resting on the shakiest of foundations.

Yes, this book is well-written but it takes unrelenting hardship to the extreme. If you're someone who checks trigger warnings before reading a book, you will probably want to skip this.