The first science fiction written by a Black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of Black American literature. This combination of slave memoir, fantasy, and historical fiction is a novel of rich literary complexity. Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably wrenched through time into antebellum Maryland. After saving a drowning white boy there, she finds herself staring into the barrel of a shotgun and is transported back to the present just in time to save her life. During numerous such time-defying episodes with the same young man, she realizes the challenge she's been given: to protect this young slaveholder until he can father her own great-grandmother. Author Octavia E. Butler skillfully juxtaposes the serious issues of slavery, human rights, and racial prejudice with an exciting science fiction, romance, and historical adventure. Kim Staunton's narrative talent magically transforms the listener's earphones into an audio time machine.
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Kindred
The first science fiction written by a Black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of Black American literature. This combination of slave memoir, fantasy, and historical fiction is a novel of rich literary complexity. Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably wrenched through time into antebellum Maryland. After saving a drowning white boy there, she finds herself staring into the barrel of a shotgun and is transported back to the present just in time to save her life. During numerous such time-defying episodes with the same young man, she realizes the challenge she's been given: to protect this young slaveholder until he can father her own great-grandmother. Author Octavia E. Butler skillfully juxtaposes the serious issues of slavery, human rights, and racial prejudice with an exciting science fiction, romance, and historical adventure. Kim Staunton's narrative talent magically transforms the listener's earphones into an audio time machine.
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Kristina
2024-08-27
Fantastiskt!! Så väl skriven och uttänkt, de syns verkligen att hon kan ämnet hon skriver om. Hyfsat lät läslig ändå. Det är en ”slice av life” om man säger så, om du inte kan hantera tunga ämnen läs inte men den e värkligen så bra.
Alice
2021-02-25
Det här är en av mina absoluta favoritböcker, blev totalt golvad när jag lyssnade på den första gången. Octavia E. Butler är en oerhört skicklig författare vars största styrka enligt mig är att skildra genom dialog. Dialogerna i den här boken är 5-stjärniga och karaktärerna (både protagonisten och antagonisten) högst intressanta och mångbottnade. Spänningen är på topp genom hela boken, jag blev fast från första sidan. Butler är mästare på att binda samman Sci-fi med ytterst realistiska (och ofta mörka) verklighetsskildringar. Precis som med många av hennes verk berör "Kindred" viktiga ämnen så som rasism, slaveri och förtryck.
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