Erica reviewed Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Earthseed, #1)
The Nebula Award–winning author of Kindred presents a “gripping” dystopian novel about a woman fleeing …
Did Octavia have a time machine?
5 stars
I can see how the author was able to take what was happening in America (esp. toward the black community) in the early 1990s and extrapolating it out into the near future. But damn, she really nailed it.
The story was thrilling and poses a powerful question - in a world where empathy deteriorates day by day, what is your response? How do we protect our sense of humanity when everyone is out for themselves?
