Butler is one of my favorite sci-fi writers because her thinking is experimentally progressive and delightfully surprising. In "Parable of the Sower," written in 1993, Butler writes about the 2020's in America. Her world is much more brutal than ours, thankfully, but the places our worlds touch are insightful. One of these places is climate change and the instability both socially and environmentally that it causes. Another provocative exploration is the religion Earthseed, whose main tenet is God is Change. With Earthseed, Butler explores philosophy/truth and human nature in action. Somehow the thinking through of Earthseed eases the difficult moments throughout the book. Warning: this book contains violence and brutality. It is not gory but can be emotionally intense.
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Butler is one of my favorite sci-fi writers because her thinking is experimentally progressive and delightfully surprising. In "Parable of the Sower," written in 1993, Butler writes about the 2020's in America. Her world is much more brutal than ours, thankfully, but the places our worlds touch are insightful. One of these places is climate change and the instability both socially and environmentally that it causes. Another provocative exploration is the religion Earthseed, whose main tenet is God is Change. With Earthseed, Butler explores philosophy/truth and human nature in action. Somehow the thinking through of Earthseed eases the difficult moments throughout the book. Warning: this book contains violence and brutality. It is not gory but can be emotionally intense.
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Jennifer recommends Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Butler is one of my favorite sci-fi writers because her thinking is experimentally progressive and delightfully surprising. In "Parable of the Sower," written in 1993, Butler writes about the 2020's in America. Her world is much more brutal than ours, thankfully, but the places our worlds touch are insightful. One of these places is climate change and the instability both socially and environmentally that it causes. Another provocative exploration is the religion Earthseed, whose main tenet is God is Change. With Earthseed, Butler explores philosophy/truth and human nature in action. Somehow the thinking through of Earthseed eases the difficult moments throughout the book. Warning: this book contains violence and brutality. It is not gory but can be emotionally intense.
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