A review by nixiethepixie
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Always floored by the writing of Octavia E Butler. Brilliant characters that we follow through a richly imagined world, in this case, rooted in the darkness of history, truth and its ongoing repercussions. For me, Kindred sits in the realm of historical fiction with a beautifully rendered time travel element. No fussiness as to the rules of the world, it just is. Kindred flows with an urge of truth telling, and every so often hits us with a hard truth to sit with. Continually interrogated the relationship between history, time, legacy and bloodlines. Musical, robust and honest. Butler truly is a visionary.