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Deceptively simple prose, a wide and complicated spanning of human emotions, and time travel that feels almost natural. I can't believe this book was written in 1979.
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This book... I never would have read it on my own but I’m so glad it got picked for my postal book club. It was heartbreaking and crazy and devastatingly sad and so, so intense. It was hard to put down because I wanted to know what happened next, but at the same time hard to read because what was happening was so awful and what was coming was bound to be worse. It is an important book - such perspective on what we think of as normal and human and how quickly that can change when faced with somet
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Kindred is a rare mix of a book - historical fiction and science fiction - and was also a mix when it came to results. Given the option, I would have rated this book 2 1/2 stars. While I was interested in the concept and even the plot (3 stars), the writing was flat and uninspiring (2 stars).
Kindred follows Dana, a young African American woman living in California in 1976. Early in the book - and throughout its course - Dana is transported back to early nineteenth century Maryland. After a coupl ...more
Kindred follows Dana, a young African American woman living in California in 1976. Early in the book - and throughout its course - Dana is transported back to early nineteenth century Maryland. After a coupl ...more
Jan 21, 2019
Cari
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy-sci-fi,
historical
Am going to be thinking about this one for a while.
Incredibly gripping and absorbing, I was surprised and irritated that it took me this long to have read it.
The science fiction-ness of this book was not front and center, but that was OK. The historical fiction-ness was on point. Given the current climate of our nation, it was also extra meaningful to me. There were some pretty brutal scenes, but I'd think slave life was pretty brutal. I'm glad it wasn't too glossed-over. I also think the main character's psychological and emotional journey was pretty thought-provoking. I would almost say this should be a high-school book...maybe college...I think I
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Feb 23, 2017
Sarah left GR
rated it
it was ok
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review of another edition
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ebooks,
read-harder-2017
For challenge #17 of the 2017 Read Harder Challenge: Read a classic by an author of color.
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Jan 30, 2016
Sophie Brookover
marked it as to-read
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy,
2016-to-read
