Lauren in Parable of the Sower is one of the most unique characters in all of the books I've read. Her condition of hyper-empathy is something I have never previously heard of both in fiction and reality. She is clearly intelligent and her unique condition gives her a unique individual perspective in the world.
Before reading the Parable of the Sower I have been lucky enough to have experience with Octavia Butler's other work, in particular the book Kindred. This novel discusses a woman who is pulled back into time in the Antebellum South at varying rates, and thus as a black woman becomes acutely aware of the horrors of slavery. It will be interesting for me to see the similarities between this book and that one.
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