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Gonna be thinking about this one for a whiiiiiiiile.
Bleak, though not quite what I expected.
This dystopian vision hits a little too close to home. It was disturbing to read right now, though beautifully and perhaps even prophetically imagined. I wasn't as taken with the mystical "Earthseed" element, but it may be setting the stage for a more science fictional turn in the next book.
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Nov 13, 2021
Megan
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It's eerie to read books written a while ago that are set in the future, when you are almost in that future the author predicted. This novel was written in 1993 about a girl who lives in the outskirts of Los Angeles in the year 2024. The thing that struck me is that I had never read a post-apocalyptic book that involved the formation of a religion, but in reading Parable of the Sower, it made so much sense! I was fascinated by the main character's hyper-empathy, and wanted more about that, but i
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This book has a slow burn. For much of it, I debated setting it aside. Only my regard for Octavia Butler's other books and reputation kept me going. In the end, I am glad I stuck with it. It is a meditation on faith, humanity, and the line between morality and survival.
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07/2008: This book seems pretty good, but for some reason I just cannot get into it right now -- I think that has more to do with me than with the book itself. The library wants it back soon, too, so I think I'll just have to read it another time.
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I've had this on my to-read list for a long time and I'm so glad I finally read it.
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Mar 24, 2010
Molly
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Jul 18, 2016
Elizabeth
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Mar 07, 2022
Clementine Ford
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it was amazing
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Jul 07, 2018
Wendy E.
marked it as to-read
Oct 29, 2019
Meg
marked it as to-read
