Parable of the Sower

Written decades ago by a white man with futuristic vision, this book is pretty relevant to today’s issues! Glad to have revisited this book.

I was sceptical about this one...but I am grateful for staying committed...for staying the course with this story...it is raw, it is riveting, it is heart-wrenching and it is hopeful...my favorite bits were the protagonist's Lauren's insights and observations about the nature of God and Earthseed and what truly makes us, breaks us and shapes us - how our very survival is dependent upon and defined by ourselves... This was a slow burn but a good burn ...(*No pyro puns intended, lol)

Embrace diversity. Unite— Or be divided, robbed, ruled, killed By those who see you as prey. Embrace diversity Or be destroyed. Reading this in 2025, all I want to know is how did Ms. Butler know?

Reread for book club. Octavia Butler is one of my favorite authors, but this is not my favorite novel by her by far. She was an incredibly compelling and riveting author, but not my favorite story.

Reread for book club. Octavia Butler is one of my favorite authors, but this is not my favorite novel by her by far. She was an incredibly compelling and riveting author, but not my favorite story.