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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)

Octavia E. Butler

Start date: May 1, 2025

Finish date: May 31, 2025

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Sep 24, 2022 Joy D rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed, xaucc, zzck, 2022-top-50, science-fiction, dystopia, speculative, north-america, cults

Published in 1993, this dystopian novel is set in the years 2024-2027. The US is descending into disorder. Protagonist Lauren Olamina is a young strong black female on a mission to establish a community that will provide a new path forward in a world that feels increasingly dangerous and intolerant. In the early pages, she is still living at home in a fenced in compound in her neighborhood. She eventually finds herself on a journey to unknown parts, slowly gathering people who seem open to her c ...more

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Aug 06, 2024 Karen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: on-my-shelf, fiction

This is not a light, fast, breezy summer read. This is a haunting, terrifying, gut-punch of a story that starts with Lauren Olimina's first journal entry in July 2024. Lauren is a feisty, thoughtful 15-year-old who lives with her family in a walled neighborhood somewhere in the vicinity of Los Angeles. Everything is broken beyond repair - the environment, the government, the economy, law enforcement, human relationships, reality, life in America. As the story progresses, Lauren has to reach deep ...more

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