without ever compromising the integrity
28th April 2017 | for Creatives | reading, books, artist integrity, art, sci-fi, writing, culture, value the art, Octavia E. Butler, Paul Lewin |
"Ten years ago a friend loaned me Parable of the Sower and it completely changed my life. It caused me to view art, sci-fi, and literature in completely new ways. I was very moved by the way Butler was able to seamlessly weave in heavy subject matters as race, gender, and class without ever compromising the integrity of the sci-fi."
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