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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).

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.