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Thanks for sharing this here. FYI for those who haven't read it, Butler's "Parable of the Sower" is one of the most crucial novels of the last century. It mixe
by robinsloan 10y ago
Thanks for sharing this here.
FYI for those who haven't read it, Butler's "Parable of the Sower" is one of the most crucial novels of the last century. It mixes a future so dark and plausible it makes other dystopias look sweet and cartoonish with -- incredibly -- a cosmic optimism so deep and hopeful it makes you proud to be human. It's really an amazing book.
- devindotcom 10y agoThanks for the recommendation. I haven't read Butler at all and have been wondering where to start - this, maybe? or something more well known?
- robinsloan 10y agoI vote for "Parable of the Sower", definitely. I've enjoyed some of her other books, and I still have more to read, but this is the one that really left a mark on me.
- godson_drafty 10y agoDawn
- wazoox 10y agoDude, I promised not to buy more books until I'm done reading my late shelf of 150 books, and now I feel the urge to buy this one and break my vow :)