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Parable of the Sower (novel)

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The Lead section of the article only contains the introductory sentence, it could be expanded. All of the content is relevant to the topic. The plot section is short, especially since the popular culture section is much larger. The tone of the article is neutral and very matter of fact. A vast majority of the references are from good sources, like the American Library Association and news sites, like The New York Times. The references are current to with the latest one being from last year. Some of the links still work and many lack authors. The article is easy to read and comprehend. The only image available in this article is the book cover of one of the editions and it has a copyright fair use issue. Within the talk section, the only conversation there happens to be about the use of a copyright image. The article is a start class of mid importance, so there is a lot that needs to be improved. The first thing that stands out to me is the plot section, it needs to be expanded, especially since this is a novel. There are no details about any of the other characters, except for Lauren. There are no references about the themes in the book.

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Allen, Marlene D. “Octavia Butler's ‘Parable’ Novels and the ‘Boomerang’ of African American History.” Callaloo, vol. 32, no. 4, 2009, pp. 1353–1365. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/27743153.

Nilges, Mathias. “‘We Need the Stars’

Change, Community, and the Absent Father in Octavia Butler's ‘Parable of the Sower’ and ‘Parable of the Talents.’” Callaloo, vol. 32, no. 4, 2009, pp. 1332–1352. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/27743152

Phillips, Jerry. “The Intuition of the Future

Utopia and Catastrophe in Octavia Butler's ‘Parable of the Sower.’” NOVEL: A Forum on Fiction, vol. 35, no. 2/3, 2002, pp. 299–311. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1346188.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

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Editing the plot might help this article a bit, it doesn't read well. Just like Parable of the Sower, this article needs themes and character descriptions.

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McKinty, Adrian. "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? A metaphysical detective story." Irishtimes, 2018, https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/do-androids-dream-of-electric-sheep-a-metaphysical-detective-story-1.3412034

There Will Come Soft Rains (short story)

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The further reading section is missing and the plot sections should probably be higher.

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