Kindred

It's hard to say I enjoyed reading this book, as the scenario and plot are far from being comfortable and easy to read as any other book portraiting the horrible times of pre “liberation” of enslaved people.

The science fiction piece was definitely not my favorite, and I know that Octavia herself has made several disclaimers saying that this is not to her considered a science fiction novel, however this is how this book is usually categorized and I (unintentionally) was expecting more to it on this side. There's no explanation as to what takes Dana out of her house to save Rufus everytime - and to me their blood relation is not enough -, there's no explanation as to the difference in time lapse between each trip, there's no explanation to how each trip occurs. After finishing the book I got to terms as that was not the intention of the author, that was not the story she wanted to tell and I respect that.

In the end, this is the story of how the United States, like many other countries, was built. On the blood of innocent people. On the rape of innocent women. The main conflict on the book is that of Dana as she knows that she need to save that white man every time as he is her direct blood relative from the 19th century, and you see how much that destroys her physically and psychologically.