Octavia E. Butler
Paperback | Pages: 345 pages Rating: 4.16 | 50980 Users | 5086 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Parable of the Sower |
| ISBN: | 0446675504 (ISBN13: 9780446675505) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Earthseed #1 |
| Characters: | Lauren Olamina |
| Setting: | California,2025(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (1994), Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (1995) |
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In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future.Lauren Olamina and her family live in one of the only safe neighborhoods remaining on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Behind the walls of their defended enclave, Lauren’s father, a preacher, and a handful of other citizens try to salvage what remains of a culture that has been destroyed by drugs, disease, war, and chronic water shortages. While her father tries to lead people on the righteous path, Lauren struggles with hyperempathy, a condition that makes her extraordinarily sensitive to the pain of others.
When fire destroys their compound, Lauren’s family is killed and she is forced out into a world that is fraught with danger. With a handful of other refugees, Lauren must make her way north to safety, along the way conceiving a revolutionary idea that may mean salvation for all mankind.
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| Title | : | Parable of the Sower (Earthseed #1) |
| Author | : | Octavia E. Butler |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 345 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 2000 by Grand Central Publishing (first published October 1993) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Dystopia. Fantasy. Apocalyptic. Post Apocalyptic |
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This was a compulsive page-turner for me.Compared with at least one contemporary USian perspective, say, that of the low waged service worker, Lauren lives in one version of utopia: a close-knit community, like a village, shaped by an ethics of care and mutual support. She does not have to work, except to share the unalienated labour of social reproduction (childcare, food preparation, education of the young) which leaves her time to pursue her own preoccupations*. The person in her family whoFor this pleasure reader, there wasn't much pleasure in reading this book. Even still, I was compelled and drawn in. Octavia Butler was a very good writer, and I am glad I did get a chance to finally read one of her books. The narrator, the actress Lynne Thigpen, did an incredible job. Now, when I think of Lauren, I will picture her voice, feminine but strong and rich. I also liked the way she varied her voice to reflect the different characters speaking.Lauren was a protagonist that rubbed me
Instagram || Twitter || Facebook || Amazon || PinterestI read PARABLE OF THE SOWER for the first time as a teenager and I'm kind of surprised at how much I've forgotten/how much went over my head. It's a typical post-apocalyptic book in some ways, but revolutionary in others. First, it's peopled with a very diverse cast, with black, Asian, and Latino characters, to the point that they overshadow any Caucasian characters. California is one of the most ethnically diverse states in the U.S., so
I only gave this book 2.5 stars but rounded it up to 3 stars on Goodreads due to Goodreads not having half stars available.So I always hate it when I notice friends who I follow and trust for book recs loved a book and I ended up disliking it. I feel badly about it and then I feel guilty because I write a review talking about things that they really enjoyed. I read this book as part of Dead Writers Society Genre Challenge for the month of March. I can say I loved the other book I read and
YA dystopian fiction (but written decades before that term was coined.) I am embarrassed to say I had never read Octavia Butler before. Im happy I finally corrected this glaring oversight. This novel set in the near future is so frighteningly prescient it is difficult to read. The year is 2026. American society is rapidly breaking down thanks to global warning, economic stagnation and wealth disparity. 18-year-old Lauren Olamina lives with her family in a walled-off middle class neighborhood
I am going to start this review off by asking a theoretical question. There is a huge wave coming, it will wash you and everyone you love out to see. What do you do? Do you back up away from the water? Move to higher ground? Build a boat to ride it out? Or do you turn your back on it, play on the beach and pretend that it isnt coming? Now imagine that it isnt a wave of water, but a wave of violence, crime and people that will be unstoppable. No wall will hold them back. You may have nowhere
Abandoning this book at about 30%. I just can't finish it. Feels too much like a young adult novel, which isn't necessarily a problem in and of itself - but dialogue is boring me. I am not a huge sci-fi/dystopia fan, so it really needs to grab me if I am going to read it. This one just isn't working for me personally. Not going to rate this one as a result. Too many other books waiting to be read!
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