Kindred by Octavia E Butler is a novel that sets around the Antebellum South. About Dana Franklin, a black female Protagonist who is pulled into the past by her white ancestor, Rufus Weylin, a male slave owner. She is forced to live as a slave until her ancestor, Rufus’s daughter is born. It’s a back and forth time travel and she is always placed in a moment where she could save Rufus’s life who is this Overly obsessed man starting from when he was a small boy.
Kindred is so well written and emotionally effective. It engages the reader with themes of race, gender and class.
Now I’ve never experienced racism so I don’t really how black Americans feel but I share their need to stop feeling marginalized and be seen as equal and privileged as their white counterparts.
It also stresses about gender, Feminism to be precise. Now as a strong feminist, I sympathize with the female slaves, their struggles and what they were forced to do to survive.
Yes, It’s fictional but it feels very real. Kindred by Octavia E Butler deserves a 5 star rating and much more.
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