Let's discuss Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler. We'll discuss in two sessions - aim to be halfway through for the first and finish for the second, but it's okay if you don't get that far. You don't have to attend the first discussion to attend the second, and vice versa.
Book description: It's 2025. Lauren Olamina and her family live in one of the only safe neighborhoods remaining on the outskirts of Los Angeles, trying to salvage what remains of a culture that has been destroyed by drugs, disease, war, and climate change. When fire destroys their compound, Lauren’s family is killed and she is forced out into a world that is fraught with danger. With a handful of other refugees, Lauren must make her way north to safety, along the way conceiving a revolutionary idea that may mean salvation for all mankind.
