A review by onegin
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

challenging dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The past is never as distant as we think. Kindred shows us in a visceral way that what we read in the history books happened by and to real living people. Does the society around us make us what we are? Can we act in accordance with our values, when they are contradictory to the values of the society? Were the people who lived in the past evil and ignorant, are modern people better? Kindred does not answer these questions, but hints that today and yesterday are not so separate, even if it's easier to think that way.