La parábola del sembrador

El libro me ha enganchado, está muy bien escrito y plantea un futuro distópico interesante, producido por el cambio climático. Es sorprendente que se publicase a principios de los 90, porque es muy clarividente. Mi pero es porque la autora quiere que comulguemos con la parte espiritual, con la religion new age que plantea en el libro. He de reconocer que eso me ha sacado bastante de la lectura. Lo que sí que tengo claro es que leeré el siguiente y que seguro que lamento que la autora no pudiese escribir el final de la trilogía.

This is such a strong story and great storytelling. I frequently found myself inspired by it to reflect on how we as individuals and communities may cope with our world. Can wholeheartedly recommend! #FediBooks #Solarpunk

I read this in April and have been thinking about it often since then. It helped me predict the outcome of the US elections and understand a lot of what goes on politically around the world.

The novel has its flaws but it does two things really well: show how people tend to react in the face of fundamental change such as climate change (mostly by denial and hoping for a return of the good old times) and drive home the point that there is no neutral ground in a burning world. I also found the reflections about change very compelling and think that if people followed them, i.e. accepted and shaped change, we would probably all be better off. The two main flaws of the book for me were the relentless grimness which I couldn't take quite seriously all the time - less would have been more in this case - and the depiction of drug users and the consequences of drug use. Those reminded me of those over the top "say no to drugs" cartoons of my childhood. Fitting because the book was written roughly at the same time. I'm wary of recommending this book because it's so grim and comes with all the content warnings but you should probably read it.