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Author: Martin Ashby <martin@ashbysoft.com>
Date:   Sat,  7 Oct 2023 23:27:53 +0100

Draft post on some sci-fi

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+title: "Book: Parable of the Sower / Parable of the Talents"
+date: 2023-10-01T22:23:00+01:00
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+By [Octavia E Butler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia_E._Butler).
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+I primarily read sci-fi. 'Parable of the Sower' stood out to me in my local library's tiny sci-fi section: truly an original story, not a film adaptation or a fanfic, not aimed at teenagers, but a really original story. It doesn't tread lightly: racism, sexism, violence and abuse are core themes throughout, in a story which . The protagonist herself suffers immensely. the author herself switched after researching and writing this pair to deliberately writing more light-hearted material. 
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