Parable of the Sower : A Novel

from kslade

Good story of a young black girl who survives in a dystopian near future California with a small group. Conditions are quite bad with some murderous gangs, new slavery etc. but Lauren keeps going and even starts a new religion.

from psalva

This dystopian novel is scary in its depiction of a not-so-distant, almost completely believable future. Butler really is a master at observing human behaviors and motivations. I strongly disliked the questionable relationship between Lauren (19) and a man her father's age or older. I just couldn...

from beserene

Octavia Butler was one of the most extraordinary science fiction writers of the modern age, and one of the least known. Though not as prolific as many of the 20th century sci-fi authors, she did leave a body of work that is consistently excellent; thoughtful and unabashedly political, Butler's no...

from wildrequiem

I so regret not reading this when I was an actual young adult. This blows all the apocalyptic books that millennials read these days out of the water. It's realistic, not cliche, has an extremely diverse cast of characters, and is unapologetic. Even though I'm an Atheist, the religious aspect did...

from VisibleGhost

The title refers to the biblical parable of Saint Luke. The book also has some parallels to The Book of Job. Fifteen year-old Lauren Olamina is living in near-future southern California where society is crumbling and disintegrating day by day. Her father is a preacher and community leader but she...