La parábola de los talentos
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- Author：Octavia E. Butler
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Summary
La Parábola de los Talentos celebra los temas butlerianos de alienación y trascendencia， violencia y espiritualidad， esclavitud y libertad， separación y comunidad， con un efecto asombroso， en el escandalosamente familiar y roto mundo de 2032。 Largamente esperada， La parábola de los talentos continua las tribulaciones de Lauren Olamina， la heroína del finalista del Premio Nebula de 1994， la exitosa ‘Parábola del Sembrador’。 Se cuenta con la voz de la hija de Lauren Olamina， de quien ha estado separada durante la mayor parte de la vida de la niña， con secciones en forma de diario de Lauren。 Con el trasfondo de un continente devastado por la guerra y con un cruzado religioso de extrema derecha en la oficina de la presidencia de los Estados Unidos， este es un libro sobre una sociedad cuyo tejido mismo se ha desgarrado， y donde las necesidades básicas físicas y emocionales de la gente parece casi imposible de encontrar。
En 2032， Lauren Olamina sobrevivió a la destrucción de su hogar y su familia， y se dio cuenta de su visión de una comunidad pacífica en el norte de California basada en su fe recién fundada， Earthseed。 La incipiente comunidad ofrece refugio a los marginados que enfrentan la persecución después de la elección de un presidente ultraconservador que promete "hacer que Estados Unidos vuelva a ser grande"。
En una nación cada vez más dividida y peligrosa， la colonia subversiva de Lauren， una facción religiosa minoritaria dirigida por una joven mujer negra， se convierte en un objetivo del reinado de terror y opresión del presidente Jarret。 Años después， Asha Vere lee los diarios de una madre que nunca conoció: Lauren Olamina。 Mientras busca respuestas sobre su propio pasado， también lucha por reconciliarse con el legado de una madre atrapada entre su deber para con la familia elegida y su vocación de guiar a la humanidad hacia un futuro mejor。
En 2032， Lauren Olamina sobrevivió a la destrucción de su hogar y su familia， y se dio cuenta de su visión de una comunidad pacífica en el norte de California basada en su fe recién fundada， Earthseed。 La incipiente comunidad ofrece refugio a los marginados que enfrentan la persecución después de la elección de un presidente ultraconservador que promete "hacer que Estados Unidos vuelva a ser grande"。
En una nación cada vez más dividida y peligrosa， la colonia subversiva de Lauren， una facción religiosa minoritaria dirigida por una joven mujer negra， se convierte en un objetivo del reinado de terror y opresión del presidente Jarret。 Años después， Asha Vere lee los diarios de una madre que nunca conoció: Lauren Olamina。 Mientras busca respuestas sobre su propio pasado， también lucha por reconciliarse con el legado de una madre atrapada entre su deber para con la familia elegida y su vocación de guiar a la humanidad hacia un futuro mejor。
Reviews
Dex
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This is a bleak， disheartening book。 But， that’s sort of where the world is right now， so it makes for a somewhat prophetic read。 I will not grant it that status though because clearly people have been seeing this for a long time， just not the white people calling the shots。 I really do love the world Butler has created here， or the world she foresaw I guess， and Lauren as a character。 Her daughter， on the other hand， is the worst。 She’s sympathetic and I understand where she’s coming from， but This is a bleak， disheartening book。 But， that’s sort of where the world is right now， so it makes for a somewhat prophetic read。 I will not grant it that status though because clearly people have been seeing this for a long time， just not the white people calling the shots。 I really do love the world Butler has created here， or the world she foresaw I guess， and Lauren as a character。 Her daughter， on the other hand， is the worst。 She’s sympathetic and I understand where she’s coming from， but still the worst。 I’m not sure if I could put a label on which one of these books I enjoyed more， but I think they go well together as a pair。 The one piece of this second installment that I liked less was the greater focus on The Destiny of Earthseed， for its not something I resonate with particularly。 But hey， still good reading。 With this， Butler has become one of my favorite fiction authors and I can’t wait to read some more of her stuff。 。。。more
molly
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Wheww I thought I liked the first one， but the second was a real gut-punch of a sci-fi classic， in my opinion。 Although frankly there are very few science fiction elements truly there。 It's more of a "what if we don't actually solve any of the climate/inequality/poverty problems we are facing today？" There was one moment that gave me chills， given that this was written back in the 90s， and that is when the new witch burning politician Jarret emerges with his Christian American movement， sloganed Wheww I thought I liked the first one， but the second was a real gut-punch of a sci-fi classic， in my opinion。 Although frankly there are very few science fiction elements truly there。 It's more of a "what if we don't actually solve any of the climate/inequality/poverty problems we are facing today？" There was one moment that gave me chills， given that this was written back in the 90s， and that is when the new witch burning politician Jarret emerges with his Christian American movement， sloganed "Make America Great Again。" Jesu Christo， Octavia Butler。I'm really surprised by how upset the whole last half of the book made me。 We know all along the brutality of this world that Acorn is tucked away in， and Olamina is always hammering away about God being Change， so I should have known that the safe and growing world of her little religious cult would soon （view spoiler）[evaporate。 But it didn't make it any less brutal when Jarret's band of Crusaders shows up with their tanks/maggots and enslaves Olamina and all of her friends。 But maybe worst of all， takes away their children。 I really wasn't expecting Larkin to be taken away at only two months！ （hide spoiler）]Butler chooses a really interesting framing device here， which is to switch between the perspective of Olamina， her daughter Larkin/Asha， and briefly Bankole。 It led to an interesting dynamic where Olamina would do something and then Larkin/Asha would reflect on her theories on why she had done it。 There are a lot of layers to this。 Firstly， Larkin doesn't really know her mother， for reasons that are both none of her own fault and absolutely her own choice。 But she seems to have this burning desire to catalog her through her mother's writings and life。 Sometimes Larkin's criticisms are absolutely true- these driven people with their burning purpose are often hard to be around and even harder to love。 But her resentment of her mother seems to stem from one specific moment， Olamina's decision to not move to the "safe" town with Bankole and instead pursue her dream of Earthseed。 This moment derails the course of all of their lives， and seals Larkin's fate with her awful （view spoiler）[Christian American adoptive parents， the unloving mother and the handsy father。 There is another decision point that I believe represents a failure in Larkin's eyes， when Marcus tells Olamina that she needs to join the CA church herself to track down her daughter， and Olamina refuses。 I loved the character of Olamina， but I have to admit Larkin is not wrong about her mother。 She did choose Earthseed over her child， in the end。 （hide spoiler）]Another interesting element of this book that is lingering with me was the juxtaposition of Olamina and her miraculous rescuing/reuniting with her （view spoiler）[brother， Marcus。 （hide spoiler）] At first I thought this would be a rare moment of luck and family togetherness in an otherwise bleak world， but it actually set up for a fascinating standoff。 They both have a vision of the world， but Olamina is a woman and he is a man。 In the end， they cannot breath the same air。 I was unprepared for his final betrayal of Olamina， though。 （view spoiler）[To not tell his sister that he found her child！ Unforgivable！ Although Larkin's decisions once she does find out about her mother are equally interesting （hide spoiler）]In the first installment， Olamina certainly had some tough times， but in this book she experiences the worst of the chaos of this new world。 Reading about her enslavement was tough going。 But somehow she made this whole world feel so representative of both the struggles the US has faced in the past， and the decisions it will need to make in the future。 Truly a thought provoking and perhaps prophetic book。 。。。more
Sarah
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Possibly a more difficult read than Power of the Sower。
Gael Impiazzi
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The only reason this didn't get 5 stars is that the end seemed a bit rushed。 So much detail about life in Acorn and the immediate aftermath， so much longing from Olamina to find her daughter， and then the climax was。。。weak。 The only reason this didn't get 5 stars is that the end seemed a bit rushed。 So much detail about life in Acorn and the immediate aftermath， so much longing from Olamina to find her daughter， and then the climax was。。。weak。 。。。more
Katharina Dre
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I read both books im the parable series and am kind of bummed that the third one never saw the light of day。 But they are a good read due to all the parallels to current political developments and the interesting viewpoints on religion and it's impact on humans。 I read both books im the parable series and am kind of bummed that the third one never saw the light of day。 But they are a good read due to all the parallels to current political developments and the interesting viewpoints on religion and it's impact on humans。 。。。more
Jenny
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This series is so relevant I am surprised everyone is not reading it。 Read it。
Nadja
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3。5* Mir ging es ziemlich ähnlich mit Parable of the Talents von Octavia E。 Butler wie es mir damals mit Parable of the Sower ging。 Eigentlich enthält die Geschichte viele Elemente die ich in Büchern sehr gerne lese und die mich total ansprechen。 Die Geschichte handelt von komplexen Figuren， die Welt ist spannend und ganz besonders regt das Buch zum Nachdenken an。 Ich fand die Philosophie/ die Religion von Earthseed schon im ersten Teil sehr interessant und mir hat gut gefallen wie diese hier au 3。5* Mir ging es ziemlich ähnlich mit Parable of the Talents von Octavia E。 Butler wie es mir damals mit Parable of the Sower ging。 Eigentlich enthält die Geschichte viele Elemente die ich in Büchern sehr gerne lese und die mich total ansprechen。 Die Geschichte handelt von komplexen Figuren， die Welt ist spannend und ganz besonders regt das Buch zum Nachdenken an。 Ich fand die Philosophie/ die Religion von Earthseed schon im ersten Teil sehr interessant und mir hat gut gefallen wie diese hier ausgebaut wurde und mehr gezeigt wurde wie sie sich verbreiten konnte， dies jedoch nicht nur aus der Sicht von Mitgliedern von Earthseed， sondern auch aus einer kritischen Perspektive。 Was mich leider jedoch nicht überzeugen konnte war das Tempo der Geschichte。 Es gab Teile die haben sich für meinen Geschmack zu stark in die Länge gezogen während andere Dinge， besonders gegen Ende， sehr schnell abgehandelt wurden。 Zudem gab es einen Teil der so brutal und tragisch war， dass es mir schwer fiel mich zu überwinden weiterzulesen。 Auch wenn ich anerkennen kann， dass auch dieser Teil wichtig war für die Geschichte， war er für meinen Geschmack zu lang。Zusammengefasst kann ich sagen， dass mich die Ideen von Octavia E。 Butler unglaublich faszinieren， dass sie eine interessante Welt und komplexe Charaktere geschafft hat。 Das Buch regt zum Nachdenken an und lässt einem nicht so schnell los。 Allerdings fiel es mir manchmal schwer mich durchzukämpfen。 。。。more
Justine
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4。5 starsAn excellent sequel which provides the continuation of and conclusion to the story begun in Parable of the Sower。 For this reason， I definitely recommend reading both。 If you enjoyed one， you will equally appreciate the other。Interesting that in this book， published back in 1998， the campaign slogan of the fascist neo-Christian right-wing Presidential candidate is "help make America great again。" 4。5 starsAn excellent sequel which provides the continuation of and conclusion to the story begun in Parable of the Sower。 For this reason， I definitely recommend reading both。 If you enjoyed one， you will equally appreciate the other。Interesting that in this book， published back in 1998， the campaign slogan of the fascist neo-Christian right-wing Presidential candidate is "help make America great again。" 。。。more
Joe
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I liked it though because it’s so dystopian I was looking forward to finishing。 I’ll have to see if I can get through the next one too。
Lynn Weber
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A very readable post apocalyptic novel， but I found the world a little inconsistent。 It was often super brutal and other times portrayed as almost normal。 I didn’t think the religion aspect worked at all。
Jessica
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I both love and hate this book！ It is sure to leave you feeling heartbroken and inspired。
Emily
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More devastating than Parable of the Sower， but still lovely。
Lisa Butterworth
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A weird culty ending to a satisfying apocalyptic romp。
Owen
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I read this book in a week！ Butler adds an inventive layer to the meta-narrative of the first book。 She avoids the predictable path in the plot's development and forks towards tragic and resilient developments。 I read this book in a week！ Butler adds an inventive layer to the meta-narrative of the first book。 She avoids the predictable path in the plot's development and forks towards tragic and resilient developments。 。。。more
Tanner
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Wow。 I have no idea how I've gone this long in my life without reading Octavia Butler， but her work is so good I might actually write a full review。 Wow。 I have no idea how I've gone this long in my life without reading Octavia Butler， but her work is so good I might actually write a full review。 。。。more
Teisha Bee
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Read This ！！！Her books never end how I want them to end but I loved this none the less。 I see so much on today in this story。 Loved It and the interview at the end that was included in my copy。
Kayo
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Didn't like it as much as the first one Didn't like it as much as the first one 。。。more
Amber
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 DNF--I was like half way through this one and it was just too depressing。 The first one was depressing， but had some hope woven into it， too。 This one just seemed like one hopeless tragedy after another at a certain point。 Perhaps it's because I didn't finish it， but I also didn't really see the point of the sections written by the daughter instead of just doing it all from Lauren's perspective like Parable of the Sower。 So， basically， not my favorite Octavia Butler， even if she is still in my t DNF--I was like half way through this one and it was just too depressing。 The first one was depressing， but had some hope woven into it， too。 This one just seemed like one hopeless tragedy after another at a certain point。 Perhaps it's because I didn't finish it， but I also didn't really see the point of the sections written by the daughter instead of just doing it all from Lauren's perspective like Parable of the Sower。 So， basically， not my favorite Octavia Butler， even if she is still in my top 10 favorite author list。 。。。more
Ineke Stoneham
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I'm sure there's nothing I can say about this book that hasn't already been said。 I'm just glad I finally read one of her books。 And look forward to reading more。 I'm sure there's nothing I can say about this book that hasn't already been said。 I'm just glad I finally read one of her books。 And look forward to reading more。 。。。more
Hope Garmon
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Did not Finish。 No stars。 I was struggling around the 40% mark。 I enjoyed Parable of the Sower so much， but while the circumstances bringing about the fall of America in book one were left somewhat vague， and could have been attributed to so many different reasons， it's obvious Butler blames religious conservatives wholly in book two， yet doesn't take any time at all to explain why she came to this conclusion。 I'm not talking about the main villain， the reason we hate him is clear。 I'm talking a Did not Finish。 No stars。 I was struggling around the 40% mark。 I enjoyed Parable of the Sower so much， but while the circumstances bringing about the fall of America in book one were left somewhat vague， and could have been attributed to so many different reasons， it's obvious Butler blames religious conservatives wholly in book two， yet doesn't take any time at all to explain why she came to this conclusion。 I'm not talking about the main villain， the reason we hate him is clear。 I'm talking about the events leading to the first book。 I try not to get political in book reviews because I get enough of that in life， but it's a cop out to say， "yeah， well Christians are evil， conservatism is ruining the country， right？ I can't explain。。。but。。。。。you get it though！ yeah。。。。" Which is basically all I was getting。 I wish the entire book had been only her daughter's journal entries。 They were the only parts I was enjoying， and it would have helped to have her opinion of events without Lauren's world views constantly being thrown in。 Which stinks， because I loved Lauren so much in book 1。 。。。more
bloodona Snuggie
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The sequel to parable of the sower is worth the effort！ I love these two books so immensely， I would hope not to spoil by summarizing them！
Ema Sagner
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INCREDIBLE also I read this right during the trump presidency and it felt especially important because。。。ya know。。。。facism and the religious right 😨
Hannah Patterson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was hard to read。 The chapters on slavery and Christian America felt all too close to home。 I find that through fiction I gain a better understanding of the implications of oppression。 It is more personal- especially now that I’ve gotten to know Lauren throughout 2 books。 The relationship between mother and daughter is one I will think on for a while。
James Mark Shannon
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Ahead of its time。 Relevant to current events。 Very thought provoking。 It seems she did not finish the series。 Maybe someone else should。 Read it
Nick
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While I didn't find this book as engaging or as mind-blowingly prophetic as Parable of the Sower， the themes of the first book continue in this one-- a warning of what could be coming if we don't change what we're doing， and a roadmap for how to survive if it does come。 I understand from some quick reading around about the books that Butler had intended to continue the through to the Earthseed colonies establishing on other worlds， but had become disillusioned with the stories herself。 That expl While I didn't find this book as engaging or as mind-blowingly prophetic as Parable of the Sower， the themes of the first book continue in this one-- a warning of what could be coming if we don't change what we're doing， and a roadmap for how to survive if it does come。 I understand from some quick reading around about the books that Butler had intended to continue the through to the Earthseed colonies establishing on other worlds， but had become disillusioned with the stories herself。 That explains what I found to be something of an abrupt ending to the story。 But the feeling throughout this book of something that absolutely could be happening in this country on exactly the timeline that Butler provides is still very much there。 And the lessons we can take away from the book about how to survive in such a world by finding like-minded people to create small， self-sufficient communities， are still just as important as in the first book。 。。。more
Lopa
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The author is eerily prophetic with her Andrew Steele Jarret character and his “Make America Great Again”！ I was shocked to learn this was published in 1998！ Great follow up to Parable of the Sower though tougher to read about the way people are treated in this world。 The author is eerily prophetic with her Andrew Steele Jarret character and his “Make America Great Again”！ I was shocked to learn this was published in 1998！ Great follow up to Parable of the Sower though tougher to read about the way people are treated in this world。 。。。more
Sandy Block
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You never know what to expect with speculative fiction。 This story seemed almost too close to reality now， in 2021， with our recent president who won by promising to make America great again and the deepening political divides and the wildfires， hurricanes， droughts， melting icecaps， etc presumed to be resulting from climate change。 How do we respond as individuals and as society when these pressures threaten us？ How do we find connections and meaning when the world is a mess？ These are some the You never know what to expect with speculative fiction。 This story seemed almost too close to reality now， in 2021， with our recent president who won by promising to make America great again and the deepening political divides and the wildfires， hurricanes， droughts， melting icecaps， etc presumed to be resulting from climate change。 How do we respond as individuals and as society when these pressures threaten us？ How do we find connections and meaning when the world is a mess？ These are some themes explored here。 。。。more
Ethan Cullen
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Very interesting story， abd as many people have mentioned in many ways predicted the future。 As a story though i feel as though it dragged and wasnt heading anywhere for much of it。 I found myself a little pulled out and it took me a bit longer than it should have to finish。 Overall though this story is a must read and has a lot to say
Lindsay
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This series has been fairly life changing。 It’s incredible what Butler predicted， right down to a despot calling to “make America great again。” This story takes place after the climate change/socioeconomic apocalypse， and life really does go on。The POV switches mostly between Lauren and her daughter， who has clearly not bought into her mother’s Earthseed teachings。 As things unfold， we understand why。 There is a lot I enjoyed， especially when Lauren is doing her thing- she is a fantastic charact This series has been fairly life changing。 It’s incredible what Butler predicted， right down to a despot calling to “make America great again。” This story takes place after the climate change/socioeconomic apocalypse， and life really does go on。The POV switches mostly between Lauren and her daughter， who has clearly not bought into her mother’s Earthseed teachings。 As things unfold， we understand why。 There is a lot I enjoyed， especially when Lauren is doing her thing- she is a fantastic character and I’m looking forward to what they do with her in the live action project。Talents was as thought-provoking， eerily familiar， and horrifying as the first， but it just didn’t elicit the same emotions （beyond anger at the circumstances and the end）。 It was written in the same style of journal entries， so I’m not sure if it was me or the writing。 I also felt like the first half of the book could have been more condensed- I appreciated the update on Acorn， but there were so many people， I forgot who I knew， who was new， and could keep track of anyone。Butler was going to write a trilogy， but abandoned it not long before her death。 It certainly had the closure it needed and I wonder where she would have gone from here， but I would have absolutely read it。 I will be reading more Octavia Butler for sure。 。。。more
Mary
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