Book · 1993 · Fiction
Parable of the Sower
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Another science fiction writer who I feel does such a great job of explaining Concepts that can inspire people is Octavia Butler she wrote a lot of books one of them very well known is parable of the se parable of the talents.
The best things said about it
Read that Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents.
Go read Octavia Butler if you haven't.
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Why people recommend it
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler is a dystopian science fiction novel that follows a young woman navigating a collapsing, near-future American society defined by severe economic and environmental crises. Robert Evans enthusiastically recommended the novel alongside its companion book on Behind the Bastards during multiple Q&A episodes. Martine Rothblatt told The Tim Ferriss Show that Butler is a phenomenal science fiction writer who excels at using concepts in her books, including Parable of the Sower, to inspire people. Andrew, hosting on Behind the Bastards, described the novel as a work that holds a special place in his heart, noting that it was one of the author's books that had the greatest impact on him and praising her broader bibliography. Stephen Carris discussed Butler's Parable series on The Book Review as a prime example of dystopian fiction, and speakers on Behind the Bastards analyzed how these works address enduring themes of race and societal breakdown despite having been written decades ago.
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Robert Evans parable of the sewer and parable of the talents uh by oh God 4
“parable of the sewer and parable of the talents uh by oh God”
“read that parable of the sower and parable of the talents by oh god and I'm spacing on a name right now this is nothing against Octavia Butler Octavia Butler sorry I'm just bad with names folks I love Octavia Butler”
“I I I mean I think one of the things because there's there's a lot of meaning in why she picks the parable of the sewer and the parable of the talents for and it's pretty obvious in the context of the books.”
“Go read Octavia Butler if you haven't. Check her out. Go to the library. Her shit's all over the library. Libraries are filthy with Octavia Butler books.”
Martine Rothblatt another science fiction writer who I feel does such a great job of explaining Concepts that can inspire peo… 2
“another science fiction writer who I feel does such a great job of explaining Concepts that can inspire people is Octavia Butler she wrote a lot of books one of them very well known is parable of the se parable of the talents”
“one of them very well known as parable of the sower parable of the talents”
Stephen Carris her Parable series parable of the SE and parable of the talents that's more of a a dystopia 1
“her Parable series parable of the SE and parable of the talents that's more of a a dystopia”
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“Because today we will be talking and I'm very excited to talk about this. Um she's one of my favorite authors. Um you know, I really enjoyed discussing the ideas present in all Huxley's work, but this one has a special place in my heart.”
“one of the or rather two of the books that have had the most of hers that have had the most impact on me and of course I haven't read her entire bibliography yet but I hope to get to it um is parallel of the sewer.”
“And in this world, you know, race remains a factor even though these books are written in the 80s and '9s, I believe. Parable of the”
“yeah octavia butler uh she's got these books called the parable of the sewer it's a trilogy”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“in the style of a parable of the sewer, hike on foot from Southern California up to Oregon in order to save yourself during the climate apocalypse”