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“I selected Kindred because it is one of two portals to her work that most people come across, and she wrote it to reach a certain audience. Kindred is the story of Dana, a 1970s African-American woman—‘black’ as she calls herself at the time—who is drawn back through time to preserve the life of one of her ancestors who is white and a slave owner in the South. And over a number of confrontations with him, he grows, he becomes increasingly dangerous to her and she eventually comes out of this situation physically maimed and intellectually changed.” Read more...
The Best Books for an Introduction to Octavia Butler
Nisi Shawl, Novelist
“For me, as a reader and writer, the only way I can get excited about a time travel paradox is when there are these larger social questions that have to be answered. Octavia Butler always forces you as a reader to jam your face right into all the contradictions and injustices in society, and how much we allow them to continue happening in order to survive.” Read more...
Annalee Newitz, Novelist
