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Book Review of Kindred

Kindred
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* * * * 1/2* Black literature. A black woman gets pulled back in time by a young white boy to the Antebellum South. There she must figure out how to survive the time of racism and slavery and a racist era and how to return to current times.

The concept was unique and the characters believable, and the ending ... the ending!

The only slight(!) dislike was the author's style of writing at the beginning. However, as the story progressed, the writing flowed easily.

As I was reading, I was already easily rating this book 4 stars. However, once I finished, it was elevated to 4.5.

Given the subject matter, some scenes may be too painful to read. Check your trigger warnings.