Series Book Club: Earthseed by Octavia E Butler

Book Club attendees will discuss and analyze various themes found in Octavia E Butler's Earthseed duology. For October, we will read and discuss Parable of the Talents.

November's date for Parable of the Talents is still TBD.

It is strongly suggested to have completed reading the book(s) prior to attending book club. This allows open, in-depth discussion amongst members without the worry of spoiling the book for others.

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In 2024, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future.

Lauren Olamina and her family live in one of the only safe neighborhoods remaining on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Behind the walls of their defended enclave, Lauren’s father, a preacher, and a handful of other citizens try to salvage what remains of a culture that has been destroyed by drugs, disease, war, and chronic water shortages. While her father tries to lead people on the righteous path, Lauren struggles with hyperempathy, a condition that makes her extraordinarily sensitive to the pain of others.

When fire destroys their compound, Lauren’s family is killed and she is forced out into a world that is fraught with danger. With a handful of other refugees, Lauren must make her way north to safety, along the way conceiving a revolutionary idea that may mean salvation for all mankind.