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| Original Title: | Kindred |
| ISBN: | 0807083690 (ISBN13: 9780807083697) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Dana Franklin, Kevin Franklin, Rufus Weylin, Tom Weylin, Margaret Weylin, Alice Greenwood |
| Setting: | Maryland(United States) Altadena, California,1976(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (1980) |
Octavia E. Butler
Paperback | Pages: 287 pages Rating: 4.24 | 83857 Users | 9762 Reviews
Chronicle As Books 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...
List Of Books Kindred
| Title | : | Kindred |
| Author | : | Octavia E. Butler |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 287 pages |
| Published | : | February 1st 2004 by Beacon Press (first published June 1979) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Science Fiction. Fantasy. Time Travel |
Rating Of Books Kindred
Ratings: 4.24 From 83857 Users | 9762 ReviewsCommentary Of Books Kindred
In honor of Science Fiction and Fantasy Week, I am finally taking this book from my TBR queue and actually reading it. The author called this a grim fantasy and the description fits. Im not a big fan of SF or fantasy, but a dear friend of mine has been touting this book for ages and its time for me to set aside the netgalley queue for a few days. Dana becomes the victim of unwanted time travel. She doesnt know why its happening but all of a sudden shes being transported back to early 1800s
On October 5, 2004, Octavia E. Butler visited my graduate university to give a lecture and book signing. I was really impressed by her. She actually spent several hours at the university, giving a public interview with one of the professors, then a short lecture to a large auditorium, then a book signing. I even skipped class in order to attend. The interview was really fascinating, where Butler answered questions about how she worked to write Kindred and how she felt about the characters and
In honor of Science Fiction and Fantasy Week, I am finally taking this book from my TBR queue and actually reading it. The author called this a grim fantasy and the description fits. Im not a big fan of SF or fantasy, but a dear friend of mine has been touting this book for ages and its time for me to set aside the netgalley queue for a few days. Dana becomes the victim of unwanted time travel. She doesnt know why its happening but all of a sudden shes being transported back to early 1800s
I enjoyed Octavia Butler's Kindred, but it might disappoint those who are expecting what is billed as science fiction. Despite writing a novel based on time travel, Butler never addresses the mechanics of this time travel or whether perhaps there is something about the protagonist, Dana Franklin, which triggers it. Instead, Butler relies on establishing a bond between Dana and the boy she rescues the first time she is thrust into the past. This does not detract at all from the emotional impact
I had no idea what Kindred is about prior to reading it, I previously read Octavia Butler's Wild Seed and thought it was marvelous, and Kindred seems to be her most popular work judging by Goodreads ratings. So buying a copy of Kindred without knowing anything about it was a no-brainer. I even deliberately avoided looking at the book's synopsis before hand, I just wanted to get to know the book as I read on. I hoped for a pleasant surprise, which I did get. This is only the second Octavia Butler
Without any warning, Dana Franklin is thrust back through time and space. It's 1976 and she's settling into her new California apartment when she starts to feel dizzy. Her modern surroundings fade away and suddenly she's in antebellum Maryland. She seems to be inextricably linked with Rufus Weylin, the young son of a plantation owner. Dana is pulled to Rufus anytime his life is in danger, which happens with surprising frequency. The era is dangerous for Dana--she's black and has no enforceable
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