Parable of the Talents is a science fiction novel by American writer Octavia E. Butler, …
Review of 'Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2)' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
The compelling plausibility of her near-future dystopia is sharply contrasted with the laughably un-compelling Earthseed belief system that motivates the main character and which, I think, we are supposed to accept uncritically (why else would she try to make us read all those verses?)