Parable of the SowerModern · Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopia
Parable of the Sower
1993 · 384 pages · Fiction
56
Modern
★ 4.18 on Goodreads · 303K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Nebula Award finalist (1994). 4.18★ from 303K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
56Must-Read Score
- Readers76 out of 100 · counts 40%+35
- Critics24 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- Bestseller48 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+17
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #38 of the 140 science fiction books we rank
- #170 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #385 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Nebula Award finalist (1994)
Reads as
Thought-provoking, Adventurous, Dark
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