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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.

©1993 Octavia E. Butler (P)2000 Recorded Books, LLC Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Dystopian
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Made me think a lot about where we have come from and how we might be going back there.

Brilliant

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In the vein of Death of Grass, but with a unique and thoughtful perspective that sets it apart

Beautifully read; tough to hear

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It was a bit depressing, but only because it was so relatable. It's a reminder that maybe we need to listen to our youth.

Distopian

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This is a really great story. It's a dystopian type story but it has a lot of substance to it. Highly recommend.

Awesome book

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I particularly enjoyed the narration. It captured the story and the numbness and fear that the characters experienced. Brilliant

The performance

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it's slow to start but it's powerful. Octavia wrote about racism and how humans become animals in bad times. this book is perhaps more relevant now then it was when it was written.

can you believe this book was written in the 90s

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Wonderful poignant book.
More relevant today than ever. Really puts you in the world of post crash California. Great thought experiment and worth the time for anyone who wonders what they’d do if civilisation as we know it collapsed.
Narrator has an expressive yet soothing voice and reads well.

Great book, Well read

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Lynne Thigpen is the perfect narrator. Although the story is heart breaking and gutwrenching she manages to carry the listener through each part so effortlessly.

loved reading this book and loved listening to it.

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an excellent if horrifying novel for our modern times. a must read for anyone with hope left for humanity.

shockingly prescient

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A beautiful, brutal story about the break down of society. Especially prescient reading at the height of the Trump era.

Gut wrenching amd timely

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