loppear reviewed Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (Black women writers series)
The first science fiction written by a black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of …
Review of 'Kindred' on Goodreads
5 stars
Reading sci-fi conditions you to accept premises (like unexplained time travel) and revel in the direct storytelling they open up - here a visceral slavery story with a range of conflicted sympathies put up against 1970s race and gender relations.