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Octavia E. Butler: Parable Of The Sower 4 stars

Parable of the Sower is a 1993 science fiction novel by American writer Octavia E. …

Review of 'Parable Of The Sower' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

I have read enough Butler to recognise her style by now and though it is brilliant and terrifying it’s a bit too cynical to be a fun read. I think the vision presented in this book is right on the money on the politics and economics but universalises a too dark view of humanity.

Or maybe I’m wrong and I’ll just be eaten by the cannibal drug gangs when the collapse picks up a bit more speed.