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Well... This book was great, but horrifying.
The thing I kept thinking about as I read: how as the history of slavery persisted in our culture? How many ways do we continue to perpetuate the version of "white people are masters over black people" in our current society/economy/cultural identity? Certainly in our expectations of who a white or black person can become (careers, etc.). For example, the NFL and NBA have very much the same setup as slavery: white people "own" the teams, and black peop ...more
The thing I kept thinking about as I read: how as the history of slavery persisted in our culture? How many ways do we continue to perpetuate the version of "white people are masters over black people" in our current society/economy/cultural identity? Certainly in our expectations of who a white or black person can become (careers, etc.). For example, the NFL and NBA have very much the same setup as slavery: white people "own" the teams, and black peop ...more
Astounding, and hard to put down, says after reading it I am still considering the literary implications of how the the characters related to each other and their times and environments. Despite the subject matter of slavery in the south, this book felt less depressing than I remember the parable books to be. It is heartwrenching, but with enough emotional complexity to make it feel like an honest exploration into life choices and relationships.
I first read some of Octavia Butler's work relatively recently. And this is one of her earlier works. It is an Accra Book Club choice, and I enjoyed it. This time travel novel is a little different from many others, but it does work.
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It's an interesting story of a woman who travels back in time to save her ancestor every time he is in danger. She is an African American woman based in 1976 and her ancestor is a slave owner in antebellum Maryland.
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Awesome book. Kinda slow to start, but never boring. Extremely interesting concept. I've never heard of anything like it. Thank you Tim for the recommendation!
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I'd put off reading Kindred because it was the last book I hadn't ready by Butler. This time-travel story was as clear-eyed and intense as I expected and I still have questions in my head about the moral ambiguity of what Dana did and who she centered when dealing with her ancestors.
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