Science fiction Historical fiction Classics 1979

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Published in Spanish as Parentesco

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What it is

Travelling in time · fierce and defiant

What happens in it

Time travel

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How it's told

Who tells it
First person
Pulls you in with
The plot

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like a story that plays with time
  • you like reading with your heart in your mouth
  • you want a book that doesn't look away

Maybe not if…

  • you'd rather skip the hard scenes
  • you're after something comforting

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