Parable of the Talents, the second in the Earthseed series by the incomparable Octavia Butler, broke me down and built me back up in so many different ways. In my buddy-read discussions and research, I learned that Ronald Reagan was Butler's inspiration for Jarret, but it could easily be DJT if Earthseed had been written in 2016.

Near prophetic is the best phrase for how Butler captured Jarret and his fanatics, "Jarret's Crusaders", and their comparison to DJT's followers. But I think Butler was also showing society's natural degeneration with Reagan (and DJT), his acolytes, and the apathy of the rest of the US population if left unchecked.

'Talents' in particular is a forewarning of what happens when too many people look the other way and expect someone else to do it. 

My only detraction is the end of the novel, which felt pretty rushed to me. I'm not fond of using an epilogue to explain large sections of the story.

I wish Octavia would have been able to write her third planned book in the series. I know it would have been mind-blowing.