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4.4
Fantasia & scifi
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. Author Octavia E. Butler skillfully juxtaposes the serious issues of slavery, human rights, and racial prejudice with an exciting science fiction, romance, and historical adventure. Kim Staunton's narrative talent magically transforms the listener's earphones into an audio time machine.
© 2008 Recorded Books (Äänikirja): 9781436116961
Julkaisupäivä
Äänikirja: 2. toukokuuta 2008
4.4
Fantasia & scifi
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. Author Octavia E. Butler skillfully juxtaposes the serious issues of slavery, human rights, and racial prejudice with an exciting science fiction, romance, and historical adventure. Kim Staunton's narrative talent magically transforms the listener's earphones into an audio time machine.
© 2008 Recorded Books (Äänikirja): 9781436116961
Julkaisupäivä
Äänikirja: 2. toukokuuta 2008
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Ida
16. toukok. 2023
Nothing bad to say about this one. It was captivating, interesting, the characters were good, the plot was good, it was even funny at some points, but most of all it gives you a lot to think about. Difficult to understand how I have never heard about this book before, since I love the genre. I'm happy they made the series. That's what brought me here, and as almost always, the book was so much better, even though I loved the series too.
R
24. elok. 2022
Nyky-yhteiskunnassamme ilmenevä rasismi näyttäytyy lukijalle eri tavalla tämän kirjan lukemisen jälkeen – suosittelen sitä ihan kaikille. Kirja tuo historialliset tapahtumat riipaisevalla tavalla lähelle, ja lukijan mukaansatempaava tyyli elähdyttää lukukokemusta entisestään.
Sar
26. maalisk. 2024
Mind-blowing story, much more than just a sci-fi novel
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