I love Kindred and most of Butler's other work with a deep and undying love, and I don't think you should force yourself to read a book that you know will overwhelm you.
And you got right to the core of the book: horrifying descriptions of slavery are all too common (and they are important and true), but it is Dana's situation that makes this book special. I keep raving in my journal about Michael Twitty, and I think that one of the reasons I love his book so much is that, like Butler, he is forcing himself and the people around him to deal with the mixed-race issues and what they mean, especially since they arose in such a completely nonconsensual context.
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Date: 2018-01-14 01:34 am (UTC)And you got right to the core of the book: horrifying descriptions of slavery are all too common (and they are important and true), but it is Dana's situation that makes this book special. I keep raving in my journal about Michael Twitty, and I think that one of the reasons I love his book so much is that, like Butler, he is forcing himself and the people around him to deal with the mixed-race issues and what they mean, especially since they arose in such a completely nonconsensual context.