A review by bookslikegranola
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

4.0

A really interesting near-future sci-fi with a compelling protagonist. 

 

Lauren Olamina lives in a gated. community in a deeply impoverished LA. From a young age she feels compelled to prepare for what she feels is the inevitable collapse of society as well as discover/build her own relationship to God/the world (which basically means building her own religion). A points this book is very dark and very bleak, sometimes unnecessarily so. It also really felt like it was building towards something and I wasn’t entirely blown away at the end. It does stick the landing, I just thought there would be more. I will note that the narrator was phenomenal. 

 

Recommended if you want a thoughtful near future sci-fi in a dark setting.