My review of the prolific author Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower. A brilliant dystopian sci-fi book.
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I've had a lot of book 2 spoiled for me due to people a bit too eagerly telling me what is to come. PLEASE try and avoid that for others! Respect the spoilers.
It sounds like neo-communist pamphlet
Thanks for covering Butler! You must read Lilith's Brood / Xenogenesis Trilogy
Read the Xenogenesis trilogy ! (or just Dawn) 🙂
I think it’s pronounced “soo-wer” not “sour” or maybe it’s just me.
Man! I’m really glad you enjoyed this book. I agree it’s bleak, but has a lot of hope in it too. Some of the things in the book are terrifying in how much they parallel today. I’d read Lilith Brood before by her and really enjoyed it. I think this book would make an excellent TV series. I want to share this book with as many people as possible, but also kinda want to keep it to myself. Into the talent now.
I hope you read the next book, "Parable of the Talents". I couldn't touch it, "Sower" disturbed me too much. Apparently, the setting disturbed Butler too much, too, because I've read that she couldn't bring herself to write the third book.
https://youtu.be/dNznaCmROuc
There’s a slow octavia Butler readalong on Onyx Pages. Easy entry into her work. Definitely Kindred. That one still has me shook.
Fledgling is my favorite.
I don't remember the last time I was so strongly impacted by a book. This is a book I will make sure my daughter reads.
I really can't wait to get my teeth into some Octavia Butler! She's been on my tbr for so long
https://lithub.com/the-grand-cultural-influence-of-octavia-butler/
Suggest Kindred (after Parable of the Talents)
Recommendations:
1. Patternist series (Wildseed from this series being made into tv show)
2. Kindred
3. Dawn (haven't read but also being made into tv show so I need to read it too)
Just want to make you aware this exists. This is awesome!!!
https://youtu.be/ZDauE_WFX14