Parable of the Sower

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eBook, 299 orrialde

English hizkuntza

2012ko uzt. 24a(e)an Open Road Media Sci-Fi Fantasy(e)n argitaratua.

ISBN:: 978-1-4532-6361-7

(5 berrikuspen)

The Nebula Award–winning author of Kindred presents a “gripping” dystopian novel about a woman fleeing Los Angeles as America spirals into chaos (The New York Times Book Review).

Lauren Olamina and her family live in one of the only safe neighborhoods remaining on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Behind the walls of their defended enclave, Lauren’s father, a preacher, and a handful of other citizens try to salvage what remains of a culture that has been destroyed by drugs, war, and chronic shortages of water, gasoline, and more. While her father tries to lead people on the righteous path, Lauren struggles with hyperempathy, a condition that makes her extraordinarily sensitive to the pain of others.

When fire destroys their compound, Lauren’s family is killed and she is forced out into a world that is facing apocalypse. With a handful of other refugees, Lauren must make her way north to safety, …

The Nebula Award–winning author of Kindred presents a “gripping” dystopian novel about a woman fleeing Los Angeles as America spirals into chaos (The New York Times Book Review).

From a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship who has won multiple Nebula and Hugo Awards, this iconic novel is “a gripping tale of survival and a poignant account of growing up sane in a disintegrating world” (The New York Times Book Review).

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Octavia E. Butler including rare images from the author’s estate.

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ShiraDestAntonia (e)k Empty Author(r)en Parable of the Sower liburuaren kritika egin du (Earthseed, #1)

Des contes pour tout le monde a lire et a cuillire/Parables for all of us to read and Sow

5 izar

Je suis tellement heureuse d'avoir lu ce bouquin de nouveau. Quand je l'avais lu pour la premiere fois en 2012, je crois que je ne l'avais pas bien compris. Aujourd'hui, en 2021, je reste hebetee que j'avais ratee tellement de choses, comment le fait de que Olamina, la protagoniste, et un autre membre de sa famille qui je ne vais pas nomer, avaitent des ancestres dans les annees 1960 qui avaitent changent de nom de famille pour etre plus proche des nomes de l'Afrique, comment des gens qui j'avais connu dans ma jeunesse. Aussi, Octavia Butler etait presque profetique avec les faits qu'elle a montrait, et les degats aux EEUU d'aujourd'hui, en nous montrant que les EEUU aussi, peuvent devenir un pays du 3me monde. J'espere bien que les citoyennes des EEUU peuvent lire ce livre et apprendre d'avoir de l'empatie. Ce livre et ces 'Clifhangers' sont encroyable, et le …

/ I am so glad that I read this book again. When I first read it in 2012, I don't think that I fully understood or appreciated it. Now, in 2021, not only am I surprised at things I hadn't noticed back at the time I first read this book, like how Olamina and one other family who shall not yet, at least not here, be named in order to avoid spoiling this review, had ancestors in the 1960s who chose to rename themselves with African derived names, as back when I was a little kid, I also knew some people who had done that. Also the way in which Octavia Butler imagines the United States continuing in that downward slide, but just a bit faster, as she shows us how we could end up living much the same way refugees to 1st world countries from failed states in South America are living in desperation and fear, and this recital could and hopefully will begin to build empathy in more American citizens. And the nail-biting cliffhanger at the end is nothing short of amazing. Both a moving, and complete ending, and yet still a cliffhanger. This book was incredible.

Erica (e)k Empty Author(r)en Parable of the Sower liburuaren kritika egin du (Earthseed, #1)

Did Octavia have a time machine?

5 izar

I can see how the author was able to take what was happening in America (esp. toward the black community) in the early 1990s and extrapolating it out into the near future. But damn, she really nailed it.

The story was thrilling and poses a powerful question - in a world where empathy deteriorates day by day, what is your response? How do we protect our sense of humanity when everyone is out for themselves?

bgainor@bookwyrm.social (e)k Empty Author(r)en Parable of the Sower liburuaren kritika egin du (Earthseed, #1)

A hard read in 2025

5 izar

It was somewhat surreal to read a science fiction book set in the "future", and see a journal entry dated with today's date. The world of Parable of the Sower is in many ways worse than our current world, but there are also a lot of uncomfortable similarities. Ultimately, the book ends with a hopeful tone, but it makes it clear that a lot of hard work is required to get to the hopeful place.

swannodette@bookwyrm.social (e)k Empty Author(r)en Parable of the Sower liburuaren kritika egin du (Earthseed, #1)

Incredible

5 izar

So good, been meaning to read it for years, not sure why I waited so long.

Court (e)k Empty Author(r)en Parable of the Sower liburuaren kritika egin du (Earthseed, #1)

Hard read

3 izar

Riveting and challenging. Possibly informative, but I didn't get the "aha" moments I was looking for. It was terribly sad and sometimes disgusting. I understand what she's going for, but the ending didn't work for me to make it worth it. I didn't enjoy it enough to go on to the sequel.

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