Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) in Around the World in 80 Books

Feb 03, 2015 Nikki Morse rated it it was amazing

This was the first book chosen for my new book group -- so I will add more once we have a chance to meet in two weeks. This was also my first Octavia Butler book, which makes the score higher since partly I am just so thrilled to have read anything of hers. The story itself is fascinating, a post-apocalyptic Lord of the Flies situation, with a strong young heroine with the devastating special ability of feeling the pain of those around her. I loved her preparation for things getting worse, and t ...more

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Sep 04, 2022 Nina ( picturetalk321 ) rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: usa, a-reviewed, author-woman, z-read-gelesen-2022, genre-scifi, theme-apocalypse, author-black

I loved Butler's Bloodchild and Kindred, and started this book with great excitement. Sadly, I just couldn't get into it. It seems to be of its time (early 1990s, and actually felt more like the 1980s) and of a mode that seems out-dated to me: an apocalyptic vision of feral people murdering each other, swarms of people trekking northwards along California's highways and a small band of found family struggling for survival. It's quite interesting to read a version of 'promised land' travels (and ...more

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Nov 04, 2020 Andy Plonka rated it it was amazing

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What a great way to learn about human behavior.

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Nov 16, 2015 Laura (booksnob) rated it really liked it

Shelves: book-club, science-fiction, 2015

A very entertaining read about the end of the world as we know it. It reminds me a lot of The Walking Dead (with no zombies). I love the hero's journey and in this case our hero is a 18 year old young black woman who is wise beyond her years. ...more

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Feb 27, 2019 Susan rated it really liked it

I am so glad I picked up this book in a secondhand store. A dystopian novel, set in California (written in 1993), intriguing, thought-provoking, and just plain enjoyable reading.

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