Parable of the Sower: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Parable of the Sower audiobook runs 12 hours (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 12 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in–by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any of the 2,187 audiobooks we measure.
What our data says
- At 12 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
- That's 10% longer than the average science fiction audiobook (10.9 hrs across 820 titles in our dataset).
Computed from science fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ). Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for science fiction listeners: a solid week of commutes at 12 hours.
About the book
Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Octavia E. Butler paints a stunning portrait of an all-too-believable near future. As with Kindred and her other critically-acclaimed novels, Parable of the Sower skillfully combines startling visionary and socially realistic concepts. God is change. That is the central truth of the Earthseed movement, whose unlikely prophet is 18-year-old Lauren Olamina. The young woman's diary entries tell the story of her life amid a violent 21st-century hell of walled neighborhoods and drug-crazed pyromaniacs-and reveal her evolving Earthseed philosophy. Against a backdrop of horror emerges a message of hope: if we are willing to embrace divine change, we will survive to fulfill our destiny among the stars. For her elegant, literate works of science fiction, Octavia E. Butler has been compared to Toni Morrison and Ursula K. LeGuin. Narrator Lynne Thigpen's melodious voice will hold you spellbound throughout this compelling parable of modern society.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Parable of the Sower audiobook?
Parable of the Sower runs 12 hours. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.
Is the Parable of the Sower audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is Parable of the Sower worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was Parable of the Sower first published?
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler was first published in 1993.
