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Parable of the Sower

Written 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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Great teller. Compelling characters. The story is sad and will stick with you. Some features of the dystopia feel contrived while others are real and unique to this body of work. The story is worth your time.

A Good General Dystopian Survival Guide

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Such a gorgeous way to experience this Butler classic - the narrator strikes a strong balance between having a soft empathic voice appropriate to the character, while conveying stoicism and shock describing the horrible atrocities in the plot. Definitely listening to the sequels!

Prophetic and heartbreaking

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A gripping and powerful read from start to finish. I found it a similar approach to science fiction as The Handmaid's Tale. The narration was excellent.

Gripping and powerful

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interesting premise and well presented by the reader. an open ended finale could be more satisfying

a wild adventure

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This is a gripping story about people, morality, and surviving climate change. The narration is so well done - fantastically captures the characters and the feelings.

Amazing story, amazing narrator

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