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Parable of the Sower (Parable, 1)
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This acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror from an award-winning author "pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid's Tale" and includes a foreword by N. K. Jemisin (John Green, New York Times). When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes full of dangers, from pervasive water shortage to masses of vagabonds who will do anything to live to see another day. Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding anarchy. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy, a debilitating sensitivity to others' emotions. Precocious and clear-eyed, Lauren must make her voice heard in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: the birth of a new faith . . . and a startling vision of human destiny.
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I read this book for book club. It was really good but reminded me a lot of “The Road.” There were a lot of good discussions about the hard socioeconomic things happening. This book for sure said a lot about society and our desire to be loved, accepted, and known.
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Brilliant brilliant book! I normally love any sort of science fiction dystopian society story, and this one was no different in term of my love for it. I only rate it a 9 (really a 9.5) for the sometimes graphic-ness about inflicted pain and bodily injuries, but I know that they were kinda important to the story.
Dystopian and set in a time (2024-28) just a little too close to today for my comfort. This story of a young woman coming of age and simultaneously leading a rag tag group of others north to something better than LA can offer is at once horrifying and hopeful. Lauren is an inspiration in her preparation for disaster and her wisdom in dealing with human reality, cultivating loyalty and self sufficiency and fighting greed and abuse.
I became interested in this book because of a random article that listed the best science fiction of the past 50 years. In the article, they mentioned how this book and its sequel discuss a new American president who's sole campaign slogan was filled with an empty, nonsensical promise to "Make America Great Again" all the while dealing with a somewhat post-Apocalyptic world. Considering the current political climate of our day, (and our moronic, ...read more
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