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A review by renee_3011
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
4.5
a modern classic actually being a good and engaging read worthy of all the praise it's getting? who'd have guessed?
a slow-burn exploration of a world in chaos and the people living in it trying to adapt to impossible circumstances.
the whole 'new religion' part got a little bit too repetitive at times for me and the main character felt a little flat, but besides that this is genuinely an incredible book.
reading this in 2024 was a trip though, because while the future the book predicted isn't one we currently live in, it also doesn't feel too far-fetched and unrealistic, which is truly the scariest part of the book.
a slow-burn exploration of a world in chaos and the people living in it trying to adapt to impossible circumstances.
the whole 'new religion' part got a little bit too repetitive at times for me and the main character felt a little flat, but besides that this is genuinely an incredible book.
reading this in 2024 was a trip though, because while the future the book predicted isn't one we currently live in, it also doesn't feel too far-fetched and unrealistic, which is truly the scariest part of the book.