Octavia Butler's time traveling exploration of surviving the everyday abuses of real life on a Pre-Civil War plantation .
Wherein we talk about our new book, Kindred by Octavia Butler and we also discuss: Go Karts, Alumni benefits, movies we watched over break, our prior engagement with Octavia Butler and her works, her life/background and the inspiration for this book.
Wherein we talk about the first section of Kindred and we also discuss: bygone bookstores and the death of memory, Reactions to the book, Casual brutality in a casually brutal time, Time travel pranks, Biblical names as plot hints, and the cunning use of not-yet-ancient coins.
Wherein we talk about the second section of Kindred and we also discuss: Marvel Fatigue, things that lasted longer than the Confederacy, condescending doctors, the miracle of the ballpoint pen, abusive behavior patterns, when it all just becomes too much (for Dana), and a surprise cameo.
Wherein we talk about the doomed Hulu adaptation of Kindred and we also discuss: Ancestry, Bluey, linguistic surveys, major changes in the show, TV accents, practical reminders about searches and warrants, if the show pulled its punches, and what we might've seen in a season 2.
