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Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
5.0

So good. So so so good. The first 50 or so pages were frustrating since it was a recap of Sower, which I'd finished last week, but after that... Absolute perfection.
Amazing pacing, gripping, tragic, philosophical. It's a perfect read for difficult times and for answering the question of "how can I go on when so much bad has happened?". The themes of navigating family (blood relations and chosen family), love, unjust law, meaning found me at a perfect time in my life.

More thoughts here: https://youtu.be/mWv_X7hblGk