Parable of the Sower

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

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Paperback, 312 pages

English language

Published Dec. 31, 2018 by Headline Publishing Group.

ISBN:
978-1-4722-6366-7
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4 stars (6 reviews)

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

4 stars

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.

reviewed Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Earthseed, #1)

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

5 stars

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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