Nikki's Reviews > Kindred

A harrowing tale of time travel in which a 1970s Black woman is transported back to 1815 Maryland, repeatedly, for a purpose that she eventually figures out. On some occasions she is able to bring her white husband back with her. Dana experiences much of what it was like to be a slave in those times, and what she does not experience, she witnesses. Both she and her husband Kevin, who are both writers, are significantly changed by this experience. This is a classic and still very much worth reading. The narrator in this audio version did an excellent job, and I had a hard time disconnecting from the story. I read this for the prompt "A book set in two different time periods," and it is also one of the Guardian's "1000 Novels You Must Read." I've had this book on my mental "to read someday" list for a while, and I'm glad I finally made time to read it. Very highly recommended.