Kindred

Octavia Butler's Kindred has been a fascinating neo-slave narrative that fits in quite well with my recent viewing of 12 Years A Slave. Matter of fact, Kindred is ripe for a film adaptation with its strong female protagonist and unique take on the slave narrative tradition. This book appeals to those in African American literature, speculative fiction, and historical fiction. The timelessness of the film and its specific take on the black women slave experience, as well as its portrait of domestic or house slaves is noteworthy. While being a believable portrayal of the antebellum South, the use of science fiction elements gives Butler more flexibility here, something impossible from historical slave narratives.