A review by gigizerlotti
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

adventurous challenging slow-paced

2.5

poorly developed characters, and overall concept that could’ve been elevated. not only was everyone incredibly unlikeable, i found this so dull and had a hard time getting through it. a drag to read and really weird at times. i’m not sure how including that the boy she saves tries to rape her 20 years later furthers the plot in any way. overall this book left me confused as to why it was written or what it offers society apart from obvious messages about racism. other books do this much better. personally, slavery and sci-fi are not a good mix. i wouldn’t have finished this if i didn’t have to read it for school.