A review by voela321
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

dark emotional informative 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

4.0

This book—intriguing and horrifying. A Black woman in 1976 is transported to the 1800s South. She is there to save the life of an ancestor and is repeatedly brought back time and again. She is forced to experience and witness life as an enslaved person over and over. In the end she returns but is unable to return intact after the experience. Thoughtful, artistic and terrifying all at once. 

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