Parable of the Sower, Octavia E. Butler
Parable of the Sower, Octavia E. Butler
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Parable of the Sower

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Author: Octavia E. Butler

Narrator: Lynne Thigpen

Unabridged: 12 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/26/2009

Synopsis

Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Octavia E. Butler paints a stunning portrait of an all-too-believable near future. As with Kindred and her other critically-acclaimed novels, Parable of the Sower skillfully combines startling visionary and socially realistic concepts. God is change. That is the central truth of the Earthseed movement, whose unlikely prophet is 18-year-old Lauren Olamina. The young woman's diary entries tell the story of her life amid a violent 21st-century hell of walled neighborhoods and drug-crazed pyromaniacs-and reveal her evolving Earthseed philosophy. Against a backdrop of horror emerges a message of hope: if we are willing to embrace divine change, we will survive to fulfill our destiny among the stars. For her elegant, literate works of science fiction, Octavia E. Butler has been compared to Toni Morrison and Ursula K. LeGuin. Narrator Lynne Thigpen's melodious voice will hold you spellbound throughout this compelling parable of modern society.

About Octavia E. Butler

Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, one of very few African American women in the field. She won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards and in 1995 was the first science fiction writer ever to receive the MacArthur Foundation “Genius” grant.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rick on January 12, 2021

I am embarrassed to say I had never read Octavia Butler before. I’m happy I finally corrected this glaring oversight. This novel set in the near future is so frighteningly prescient it is difficult to read. The year is 2026. American society is rapidly breaking down thanks to global warning, economi......more

Goodreads review by Petrik on September 21, 2022

4.5/5 stars Parable of the Sower is hard to put down, harrowing, and much darker than I expected. “There is no end To what a living world Will demand of you.” It is most likely that any praises I give this book has been mentioned by someone else. But I haven't checked any reviews on this novel yet, a......more

Goodreads review by J.L. on January 26, 2023

"A lot of things changed for the survivors...It took a plague to make some of the people realize that things could change." I reread Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower for a third or fourth? time for a second book club discussion. Everyone found it dark, but also thought it should be read. It als......more

Goodreads review by Tim on February 01, 2025

According to Octavia Butler, today is the day: February 1, 2025 [URL not allowed] ### In his first letter to the Corinthians, Saint Paul tells us to grow the f*ck up, but not with so few words. When Octavia Butler is at her best, she doesn't waste words. She gets right to the poi......more

Goodreads review by Maryann on April 24, 2018

What bothers me most about this book, is probably the acclaim. Contrary to countless raving reviews about this book being pivotal and poignant-- I can say with every fiber of my being, that this book was a waste of my time. Many reviews mention President Donner and similarities to Trump. That's cool......more

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