Parable of the Talents, Octavia E. Butler
Parable of the Talents, Octavia E. Butler
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Parable of the Talents

Author: Octavia E. Butler

Narrator: Sisi Aisha Johnson, Patricia R. Floyd, Peter Jay Fernandez

Unabridged: 15 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/12/2007

Synopsis

Best-selling author Octavia E. Butler's acclaimed novels have won numerous awards, and she is a recipient of a "genius" grant from the MacArthur Foundation. Parable of the Talents was selected as one of the best books of the year by Publishers Weekly. Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of horrifying depravity. Assault, theft, sexual abuse, slavery, and murder are commonplace. Taking advantage of the situation, a zealous, bigoted tyrant wins his way into the White House. Directly opposed is Lauren Olamina, founder of Earthseed--a new faith that teaches "God Is Change." Persecuted for "heathen" beliefs as much as for having a black female leader, Earthseed's followers face a life-and-death struggle to preserve their vision. Butler's fluid writing and keen observations about race, gender, politics, and religion make for a moving parable that will be pondered for generations. A powerful reading from three standout narrators captures the multi-generational sweep of this poignant tale.

About Octavia E. Butler

Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, one of very few African American women in the field. She won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards and in 1995 was the first science fiction writer ever to receive the MacArthur Foundation “Genius” grant.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily on December 19, 2022

This was one of the best books I've ever read... I never want to read it again. (view spoiler)[Fuck you Marc. (hide spoiler)] *It made it to my best books of 2022: [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Bethany (Beautifully Bookish Bethany) on January 28, 2022

It's still wild to me that this was written in the 90's because in many ways it feels prophetic. I'm not sure if this book would have hit the same way for me if I had read it at a different time in my life. But reading it as a parent in her mid-30's, deconstructing from American evangelical Christia......more

Goodreads review by Matthias on August 03, 2016

The Bible's Parable of the Sower talks about seeds. Seeds need to fall on good earth in order to grow into majestic trees. Butler's Parable of the Sower told a similar tale: The seeds of a new religion need to find fertile minds. The Bible's Parable of the Talents talks about talents that get buried......more

Goodreads review by Lucy on December 16, 2020

How was this written in the 90’s? If this was written last year, I would have thought it was a little too on the nose. It helps to know that Parable Of The Sower and Parable Of The Talents were originally meant as one book. They’re so good. Really easy to read, journalistic and conversational. I lik......more

Goodreads review by Magrat on August 11, 2022

Sobre la esclavitud en el futuro (muy cercano), los populismos, dictaduras y extremismos religiosos. Una novela muy perturbadora por lo próxima que se siente en muchos aspectos y un cierre fantástico para esta aterradora bilogía.......more

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