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Parable of the Sower

By: Octavia E. Butler
Narrated by: Lynne Thigpen
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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.

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Fell in love with this book. I can't wait to read the next one.

Excellent excellent excellent

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Every line and scene is thoughtful and thought-worthy. I've been touched and changed by listening, pondering and enjoying this narrative.

Hope against a canvas of despair

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if you love dystopia, this is the book for you. great characters, great pace, already downloading the sequel

unputdownable

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The narrator was excellent. At times I felt I have "hyperempathy", some parts were really tough to get through, and I wasn't a fan of the religious aspects and ever-present threat/occurrences of sexual violence. But it is a admirable novel, so believable and scary in our modern world. Octavia E. Butler was ahead of her time.

Beautifully read, but a tough listen

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I liked the character development altho at times seeing the work through the eyes of such a young protagonist was slightly irritating - authenticating the voice maybe!
Dystopia novels are hard however this was realistic about human behaviour and there was good with the horror.

Uncomfortably real

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