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Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

47 reviews

marthadude's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

haylzno's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Octavia Butler can do no wrong. I'll die on this hill

This was a quick, but tense read. 
Uncontrollable time travel, slavery, family? 

Every time I thought I knew where the story was going, Butler said "ha" and flipped one on me. 

I can see why Kindred is one of her most popular books 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Medical trauma, Infertility, and Miscarriage

soderick's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Self harm, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, and Abandonment

lewskj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child death, Violence, Suicide, Racism, Classism, Cursing, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Moderate: Gun violence and Ableism

charlotte_trimmer's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Violence

sillyduckie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia

Minor: Incest

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Racism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Slavery, Racial slurs, Death, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Classism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Medical content, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit