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A review by deeheartsbooks
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
5.0
Kindred- One's family and relations
Dana is a black women living in 1976. She is happily married to a white man and has moved into a new home. Suddenly she gets dizzy, loses consciousness and wakes up in a different state and a different time. She soon learns she is subconsciously called upon to save the life of one of her ancestors, a white boy named Rufus who’s family owns slaves. She also learns she is called to Rufus when his life is in danger and she can only return home when her life is in danger. Which sometimes leaves her living in the violent and merciless 1800’s as a slave for months at a time.
This book is amazing on so many levels. The violent parts were a struggle for me, but I still couldn’t put the book down. What struck me the most;
* Watching Rufus grow from a young boy to a slave master himself
* The first time she saw a man get whipped.
* Although Dana goes for months at a time, she always returns home to the same day.
* Her experiences as a slave and what many of the other slaves thought about her and the fact that she was clearly educated
* The initial ignorant comments her white husband made when he was able to time travel with her.
* Her relationship with Alice her great great grandmother (I think)
* The ending……
This book easily gets
⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Favorite quotes
"She'll probably be all right. Her body will anyway.'
"Strength. Endurance. To survive, my ancestors had to put up with more than lever could. Much
more."
Dana is a black women living in 1976. She is happily married to a white man and has moved into a new home. Suddenly she gets dizzy, loses consciousness and wakes up in a different state and a different time. She soon learns she is subconsciously called upon to save the life of one of her ancestors, a white boy named Rufus who’s family owns slaves. She also learns she is called to Rufus when his life is in danger and she can only return home when her life is in danger. Which sometimes leaves her living in the violent and merciless 1800’s as a slave for months at a time.
This book is amazing on so many levels. The violent parts were a struggle for me, but I still couldn’t put the book down. What struck me the most;
* Watching Rufus grow from a young boy to a slave master himself
* The first time she saw a man get whipped.
* Although Dana goes for months at a time, she always returns home to the same day.
* Her experiences as a slave and what many of the other slaves thought about her and the fact that she was clearly educated
* The initial ignorant comments her white husband made when he was able to time travel with her.
* Her relationship with Alice her great great grandmother (I think)
* The ending……
This book easily gets
⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Favorite quotes
"She'll probably be all right. Her body will anyway.'
"Strength. Endurance. To survive, my ancestors had to put up with more than lever could. Much
more."