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Kindred
by Octavia E. Butler
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Dana, the main character - a Black woman living in 1976 California (present-day at the time of its writing by Octavia Butler) - is suddenly and inexplicably thrust from her own time to the antebellum South of the 1800s while celebrating her 26th birthday with her husband in the comfort of her own home. This is a sci-fi novel, yes, but it's also a gutwrenching and arduous journey through Dana's eyes as she's repeatedly taken from her own time to another, and back, with no control of her own.
This book isn't the most lyrical and romantic in prose (again, it's a sci-fi read), but it makes you think deeply long after you read the final chapter - and that's something beautiful that all good books should to, in my opinion. I would describe it as a medium-paced book - but I tore through it in a day or so and will certainly be reading more Octavia Butler in the future.
This book isn't the most lyrical and romantic in prose (again, it's a sci-fi read), but it makes you think deeply long after you read the final chapter - and that's something beautiful that all good books should to, in my opinion. I would describe it as a medium-paced book - but I tore through it in a day or so and will certainly be reading more Octavia Butler in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Colonisation
Moderate: Death, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Sexual harassment