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SUMMARY:UBC discuss Parable of the Sower
LOCATION:Watershed
DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 28% · why: lots of
  people going\n\nAt our August book group meeting we will discuss Parable 
 of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler.\n\nSet in 2024\, where the world is bei
 ng ravaged by climate change and the right wing president of the USA campa
 igns under the slogan 'Make America Great Again\,' this is a discomforting
  read given it was published in 1993 and we seem to be living in its unhap
 py future. However\, amongst it all\, the young woman Lauren Olamina is wr
 iting the book of her own religion\, Earthseed\, and gathering a community
  around her to try to plot a better course for humanity.\n\nIf you really 
 want to immerse yourself in the novel\, the Octavia's Parables podcast cou
 ld be your companion\, with an episode on every chapter: https://www.readi
 ngoctavia.com/about.\n\nMeet us in the Watershed Cafe Bar to discuss the b
 ook over a drink.
URL:https://www.meetup.com/utopian-book-collective/events/315604389/
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