Alright Suevians, November's poll winner is Kindred, by Octavia Butler.
The first science fiction written by a black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of black American literature. This combination of slave memoir, fantasy, and historical fiction is a novel of rich literary complexity. Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably wrenched through time into antebellum Maryland. After saving a drowning white boy there, she finds herself staring into the barrel of a shotgun and is transported back to the present just in time to save her life. During numerous such time-defying episodes with the same young man, she realizes the challenge she’s been given: to protect this young slaveholder until he can father her own great-grandmother.
Many of you may have read this, many of you may have been meaning to read this. Now's your chance to read it with us! Sound off in the comments and let us know what you think.
November's poll winner is Kindred, by Octavia Butler.
Many of you may have read this, many of you may have been meaning to read this. Now's your chance to read it with us! Sound off in the comments and let us know what you think.