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Kindred

Kindred (1979)

287 pages 4.5/5 Goodreads
Fiction

Inexplicably pulled back in time to the antebellum South, a contemporary Black woman, raised in the age of Civil Rights and Black Power, must confront the harsh realities of Black history in America

Author: Octavia E. Butler, SparkNotes Staff

ISBN: 9780671834838

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Hate crimes (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted)

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

Kidnapping / abduction

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore

Sexual Content

Age-gap relationships (predatory)

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape Slavery / forced labor
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