Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
An excuse to talk about some books I've enjoyed lately
Books mentioned in video:
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
A Few Rules for Predicting the Future by Octavia E. Butler
Ten Days in a Mad House by Nellie Bly
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
An excuse to talk about some books I've enjoyed lately
Books mentioned in video:
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
A Few Rules for Predicting the Future by Octavia E. Butler
Ten Days in a Mad House by Nellie Bly
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
![Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Review [minor spoilers]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SrkPmz9WwYs/mqdefault.jpg "Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Review [minor spoilers]
My deep dive thoughts on Octavia E. Butlers Parable of the Sower.
00:00 preamble
00:33 whats this book about
01:56 exploration of empathy
03:53 Laurens family and growing up
09:33 inspiration for the story
13:24 empathy with animals
15:30 writing evoking emotion
17:30 the religion of Earthseed
25:14 the icky relationship
27:30 concluding thoughts")
