https://spencergreenhalgh.com/creators/octavia-butler/recent posts from spencergreenhalgh.comHugoenMon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:02 -0400https://spencergreenhalgh.com/communities/2026-07-13-wow-was/Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:02 -0400https://spencergreenhalgh.com/communities/2026-07-13-wow-was/ <p>Wow, was this good! I picked it up because I was struggling with a sermon on the parable that gives the book its name, but even if I didn&rsquo;t end up taking much from the book for my sermon, it really made an impression.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s evocative, and it does an amazing job of describing a hopeful apocalypse. I can see how other media I like—Cory Doctorow&rsquo;s <em>Walkaway</em> or the indie TTRPG <em>Why We Fight</em>—owe something to this book.</p> <p>I&rsquo;ll be thinking about this for a long time!</p>

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