
Parable of the Talents
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Narrated by:
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Patricia R. Floyd
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Peter Jay Fernandez
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Sisi Aisha Johnson
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.
Best-selling author Octavia 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.
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.
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Critic reviews
- Nebula Award, Best Novel, 1999
"Octavia E. Butler is one of the finest voices in fiction....period." (Washington Post Book World)
"These...are the keynotes of Talents: family and characters, warmth and endurance, hope and determination. It's a worthy book, well up to Butler's standard for thoughtfulness and insight." (Analog Science Fiction & Fact)
"Though not for the faint-hearted, this work stands out as a testament to the author's enormous talent, and to the human spirit." (Publishers Weekly)
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What did you love best about Parable of the Talents?
The vision and sheer terror that Octavia Butler can communicate while telling a story of hope. it's a gift she has.What was one of the most memorable moments of Parable of the Talents?
The enslavement parts. I've read this book several times but hearing voices put to this part...unsettling.What three words best describe the narrators’s performance?
Good. The voice of her daughter was my favorite. I would like to listen to her read more. What else has she done??Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I always have an extreme reaction to Octavia Butler--you're dead if you don't. I didn't cry this time, although I thought I might.Any additional comments?
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I have always loved this book....
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For such a time as this...
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I could have listened to more books -
definitely worth listening to
great read
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I hate the distance Marco has sewn between Loren and her daughter, and I don't understand why Larkin so frequently claims to hate her mother. Earthseed is weird but it's a less harmful cult than the "Christian America" that Marco embraced, and, bizarrely, came to represent despite being gay and a mediocre preacher.
Marco is one of the most despicable characters I've read about. Others may disagree but he seems to me worse than Keith. I can at least understand Keith's motivations, and his sins, however bad, were made as a child. What Marco did to Loren seems unforgivable, particularly for a grown "man of God", and his cowardice is unending, never admitting his church's crimes or his own role in them.
As a final note, people have compared Trump to President Jarrett. They're both demagogues who used the phrase "Make America Great Again" and focused popular distrust towards "others", but that's as far as the comparison goes. But we could someday end up with someone like Jarrett-- a seemingly good Christian man who at heart is a puritanical fascist. Let us hope we never do.
Amazing but incomplete
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The narrators performed wonderfully, I was truly lost in the world of Lauren Oya Olamina & Earthseed.
Though Provoking
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Octavia Butler is Brilliant Beyond Words!!
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I have enjoyed every Octavia Butler book I've read (or listened to) thus far.
Finally!
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I long for the stars
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great story, the recording needs to be edited
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Thought provoking
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