false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170553715m/60932.jpg 60932 10 Octavia Butler tackles the creation of a new religion, the making of a god, and the ultimate fate of humanity in her Earthseed series, which began with <I>Parable of the Sower</I>, and now continues with <I>Parable of the Talents</I>. The saga began with the near-future dystopian tale of <I>Sower</I>, in which young Lauren Olamina began to realize her destiny as a leader of people dispossessed and destroyed by the crumbling of society. The basic principles of Lauren's faith, Earthseed, were contained in a collection of deceptively simple proverbs that Lauren used to recruit followers. She teaches that "God is change" and that humanity's ultimate destiny is among the stars.<p> In <I>Parable of the Talents</I>, the seeds of change that Lauren planted begin to bear fruit, but in unpredictable and brutal ways. Her small community is destroyed, her child is kidnapped, and she is imprisoned by sadistic zealots. She must find a way to escape and begin again, without family or friends. Her single-mindedness in teaching Earthseed may be her only chance to survive, but paradoxically, may cause the ultimate estrangement of her beloved daughter. <I>Parable of the Talents</I> is told from both mother's and daughter's perspectives, but it is the narrative of Lauren's grown daughter, who has seen her mother made into a deity of sorts, that is the most compelling. Butler's writing is simple and elegant, and her storytelling skills are superb, as usual. Fans will be eagerly awaiting the next installment in what promises to be a moving and adventurous saga. <I>--Therese Littleton</I> 249012 1998 Parable of the Talents total:1541|5:575|4:624|3:283|2:49|1:10| 1541 6328 2056 144 5 3 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sat Jul 28 08:59:33 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 09:11:19 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Mar 01 12:35:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 07:57:28 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 12:35:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 16:01:11 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 16:31:02 -0700 2009 Parable of the Talents, I'd like to make a general complaint about publishers who refuse to make it clear when a book is a sequel, or comes late in a series. I picked up this thick little volume at a book sale--the only Butler novel I could find, and shelved in the Afr...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri May 15 19:17:51 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 20:26:43 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 19:17:51 -0700 2009 Parable of the Sower but this is a very different book with a very different focus. I'm not a fan of Christian Fundamentalism, but I think the texts criticism of what that movement is or what it could be was a bit much. Really? All the captors were Puritan...more...]]> 0 1 false false Tue Sep 16 22:05:51 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 22:09:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 12 22:30:22 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 22:48:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 15:02:54 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 11:28:11 -0700 2009 Parable of the Sower. Although Lauren Olamina's journals remain the dominant narrative voice, the voices of others provide added texture, including Lauren's husband and daughter. This book takes the reader through the fate of Olamina's int...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 14:41:07 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 14:48:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 06:07:59 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 05:56:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 09:27:37 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 09:33:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Jan 28 17:02:25 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 17:03:28 -0800 2008 5 1 false false Wed Jun 06 11:41:24 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 11 07:20:00 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 05:32:12 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 05:34:56 -0800 2009 Parable of the Talents like Kindred is a very intense read, almos...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Apr 17 20:15:35 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 20:31:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Jan 21 19:30:53 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 19:30:53 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Fri Aug 14 06:45:52 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 07:12:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 02:06:27 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 02:10:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 05:38:48 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 05:44:14 -0700 2009 and completely possible within the framework of an economic collapse. Butler is obviously a fantastic writer, her Parable sto...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 10:52:17 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 12:55:55 -0700 2009 1
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