![]() ![]() Bet on It was a contemporary romance from one of these boxes, a novel I may not have otherwise picked up because bingo isn’t really my thing.Īja Owens moved to the tight-knit town of Greenbelt, South Carolina, for a change, and to find a place that might ease her extreme anxiety issues. It’s one of the true treats in my life, to get a knock on the door from the courier and see a new trove of romantic delights. I receive the monthly romance novel subscription box from the lovely folks at the Ripped Bodice, the romance-only bookshop in California. QYUxdMVgir- Kayleigh Donaldson October 17, 2022 Needed a romance for the cold nights and this one has the best dedication ever. Overall, it’s as subtle as a brick and more interested in the ideas than the wider narrative, but hey, when you’re this right about things, you can afford to tell people to shut up and listen. Butler’s characterizations are tight, especially of Lauren, a teenager forced to be wise beyond her years whose stubbornness provides much-needed leadership. This is a great one for every snot-nosed loser mad about politics in sci-fi. If the government won’t intervene then it’s up to the people to create something new. ![]() Lauren preaches, literally, for a community-based way of life, one where resources are shared and a tight bond can withstand the harshest of intrusions. It’s terrifying how spot-on she was about so much but there’s also hope among the ceaseless darkness. It’s no surprise that Parable of the Sower has become one of the must-read dystopian novels of the past century, up there with 1984 and The Handmaid’s Tale. It may prove more powerful than she could have imagined. She starts to write down her own ideas for a uniting faith that will lead to a brighter future, one she calls Earthseed. How delightfully fantastical, right? Lauren, the daughter of a preacher who is trying to keep his community together through socialism, knows that disaster is imminent and unavoidable. And a new President has been elected who plans to strip away basic labor rights in favor of indentured servitude. Economic crises have led to unbearable inflation and smothering wealth inequality. Set in California of the early 2020s, 15-year-old Lauren lives in a walled off community where survival is difficult. It made me wonder what Butler knew that the rest of us didn’t. But something inspired me to open up Parable of the Sower, a book that’s been on my Kindle for far too long now. Even I, with my love of highly depressing narratives, have my limits. You ever read a book that’s just a bit too prescient? I can’t say I’ve been thrilled about reading dystopian fiction in recent months for highly obvious reasons. so mad we didn’t listen to her when this book was first published in 1993 □ /lzTWGDcaTz- Franchesca Ramsey May 23, 2022 I just finished reading Octavia Butler’s ‘Parable of the Sower’ and wanted to share this question posed to her in the reading guide about what she envisioned for 2024 and beyond. It’s even better to totally get it! I already have another Discworld book in my growing book pile. Really, it’s just been a welcoming experience to finally delve into something that has brought such joy to many of my friends. This is one of the witches stories and I am definitely keen to read more of their adventures because they were truly wonderful. While there are elements of character development I didn’t entirely get since, hey, that’s what happens when you start a series 18 books in, I found this a surprisingly accessible read. I’m a self-confessed Phan, with an entire shelf in my living room dedicated to the many retellings of the novel that I own (yes, this includes Love Never Dies.) This ghost, the one who haunts the new owners of the Ankh-Morpork opera house, writes less eloquent threatening letters, but he’s very much Erik with more punchlines. Yes, Maskerade is a delightfully unsubtle take on Gaston Leroux’s iconic and much-reimagined tale of an opera ghost who’s just an incel in the basement. So, I did what I normally did when stuck in a tricky reading situation: I picked the Phantom of the Opera thing. ![]() There are just so many novels in the series, and every fan has a different recommendation of which book to start with, that it simply seemed too daunting. Terry Pratchett’s sprawling comedy fantasy saga has long been something of a literary blind spot for me. At the ripe old age of 32, I read my first Discworld novel. 3ICJVMyQ83- Kayleigh Donaldson October 8, 2022 I just bought this one for my Phantom collection. Here are a few of my favorite reads from the past month.Įmbarrassing confession time: I have never actually read a Discworld novel. But books are books and we should read scary stories throughout the year, as our savior Clive Barker intended it. ![]() Spooky season is here and I read dishearteningly few horror things. ![]()
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