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A review by hippolyta_vi
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
4.0
I knew I needed to read this book in 2024 because that is when it begins. Octavia E. Butler's writing is timeless and her stories are near-prophetic. This book was published in 1993, but if you'd told me it came out in the 2020s I'd believe you.
In 1999, Butler said, "I looked at the growing rich/poor gap, at throwaway labor, at our willingness to build and fill prisons, our reluctance to build and repair schools and libraries, and at our assault on the environment." TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO AND IT STILL RINGS TRUE. It honestly sort of depresses me. It's grest to know that the society I live in hasn't crumbled like it did in Parable of the Sower's 2024-2027, but could still happen?
Butler saw and wrote about a potential future. With the right people, we can rebuild the world.
In 1999, Butler said, "I looked at the growing rich/poor gap, at throwaway labor, at our willingness to build and fill prisons, our reluctance to build and repair schools and libraries, and at our assault on the environment." TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO AND IT STILL RINGS TRUE. It honestly sort of depresses me. It's grest to know that the society I live in hasn't crumbled like it did in Parable of the Sower's 2024-2027, but could still happen?
Butler saw and wrote about a potential future. With the right people, we can rebuild the world.