Kindred
by Octavia E. Butler
"I lost an arm on my last trip home. My left arm."
Hardcover
Pages 288 pages
Published 1979
Audiobook 10h 55m
Languages English, German, Italian +4
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Kindred
by Octavia E. Butler
"I lost an arm on my last trip home. My left arm."
Publisher's Summary
"Dana's 26th birthday celebration ends when she's ripped from 1976 California and thrust onto a Maryland slave plantation in 1815. Her mission: keep alive the white boy who will grow up to assault her ancestor—because without him, she'll never be born. Every trip back grows more…
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4.31 out of 5.0
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R (Avg Rating): 4.34 ★
v (Ratings Count): 745
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
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Hardcover Avg: 4.34
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Edana (Dana)
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