Parable of the Sower

A powerful tale of a dark and dystopian future , #1

Paperback, 312 pages

English language

Published Dec. 31, 2018 by Headline Publishing Group.

ISBN:
978-1-4722-6366-7
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"We are coming apart. We're a rope, breaking, a single strand at a time.

America is a place of chaos, where violence rules and only the rich and powerful are safe. Lauren Olamina, a young woman with the extraordinary power to feel the pain of others as her own, records everything she sees of this broken world in her journal.

Then, one terrible night, everything alters beyond recognition, and Lauren must make her voice heard for the sake of those she loves.

Soon, her vision becomes reality and her dreams of a better way to live gain the power to change humanity forever.

"All that you touch, You Change. All that you Change, Changes you."

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I read this in April and have been thinking about it often since then. It helped me predict the outcome of the US elections and understand a lot of what goes on politically around the world.

The novel has its flaws but it does two things really well: show how people tend to react in the face of fundamental change such as climate change (mostly by denial and hoping for a return of the good old times) and drive home the point that there is no neutral ground in a burning world. I also found the reflections about change very compelling and think that if people followed them, i.e. accepted and shaped change, we would probably all be better off. The two main flaws of the book for me were the relentless grimness which I couldn't take quite seriously all the time - less would have been more in this …

Review of 'Parable of the Sower: A powerful tale of a dark and dystopian future' on 'Storygraph'

I'm not the biggest dystopian fan and find that it's all a bit repetitive. If I'd read this before other similar books I suspect I'd hold it in higher regard. The characterisation, their interactions, and the discussion of how to create a new world certainly elevate it above a book simply about the state of the world and a journey to (relative) safety.

Review of 'Parable of the Sower' on 'Storygraph'

Near future dystopia (hopefully, prospects don't look to good right now in real live either) Starts 2024. Main themes are surviving and humanity in an inhumane world. I cried a little bit. A bit like a very dark version of grapes of wrath.

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