Parable of the Talents

by Octavia E. Butler

paperback, 400 pages

Published Aug. 20, 2019 by Headline.

ISBN:: 9781472263650

(13 reviews)

Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of depravity. Taking advantage of the situation, a zealous bigot wins his way into the White House. Lauren Olamina leads a new faith group directly opposed to the new government. This is the story of the group's struggle to preserve its vision.

As the government turns a blind eye to the violent bigots who consider a black female leader a threat, Lauren Olamina must either sacrifice her child and her followers or forsake her religion. The plot contains profanity, sexual situations and violence,

10 editions

lukethelibrarian reviewed Parable of the talents by Octavia E. Butler

Jaw-droppingly prescient

5 stars

Jaw-droppingly prescient for a novel written 25 years ago. "Hunting for scapegoats is always popular in times of serious trouble," notes Butler in an interview in the afterword of this edition. "So is hunting for the great leader who will restore prosperity and stability... He turns his true believers - his thugs - loose on those he chooses as scapegoats and he looks around for an external enemy to use as an even bigger scapegoat and a diversion from the reality that he doesn't really know what to do. Because of him, innocent people lose their freedom, lose custody of their children, lose their lives."

Tarheel reviewed Parable of the talents by Octavia E. Butler

Review of 'Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2)' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Powerful

Powerful, and heartbreaking.

Also amazingly prescient. Butler died 10 years before Trump was elected but here he is in all his Christo-fascist glory.

Ginny Wood reviewed Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Review of 'Parable of the Talents' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Powerful

Powerful, and heartbreaking.

Also amazingly prescient. Butler died 10 years before Trump was elected but here he is in all his Christo-fascist glory.

Rev. Dr. Sir Wayne Murillo III reviewed Parable of the talents by Octavia E. Butler

Review of 'Parable of the talents' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

After reading Octavia E Butler's Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents it is crushing to learn that Parable of the Trickster was met with writer's block and remained unfinished until she died in 2006.

To avoid giving much away, I want to say that Talents plot arc is wonderful starting with an immediate fall and a Lauren's gradual rebuilding of Earthseed. The world is prophetic and important to anyone paying attention right now. Read Parable of the Sower and Talents ASAP.