The action in Octavia Butler’s novel The Parable of the Sower begins on July 20, 2024 — that’s tomorrow. “Beginning in 2024, when society in the United States has grown unstable due to climate change, growing wealth inequality, and corporate greed…”
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This book was so well written that it haunted me in a way no other book ever has. Also crazy in terms of timing is the far right politician in her book who has the"make America great again" slogan...
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