From 3b33d30759bd938bcf9cb495cf25194bbe362d00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Ashby Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2023 23:27:53 +0100 Subject: Draft post on some sci-fi --- content/posts/2023-10-01-parable-of-the-sower.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/posts/2023-10-01-parable-of-the-sower.md (limited to 'content/posts/2023-10-01-parable-of-the-sower.md') diff --git a/content/posts/2023-10-01-parable-of-the-sower.md b/content/posts/2023-10-01-parable-of-the-sower.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e04ebce --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2023-10-01-parable-of-the-sower.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +--- +title: "Book: Parable of the Sower / Parable of the Talents" +date: 2023-10-01T22:23:00+01:00 +draft: true +--- + +By [Octavia E Butler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia_E._Butler). + +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. \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3-ZIG