Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017
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Historical Fiction•
Science FictionMaryland • 1800s
2017
Adult
18+ years
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler and adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings is a visual retelling of Butler's seminal novel. The story follows a person named Dana, a contemporary Black woman, who is mysteriously transported between her present and a 19th-century plantation, confronting the harsh realities of slavery and her ancestry.
Mysterious
Dark
Unnerving
Suspenseful
Emotional
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Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation captures the intensity of Butler's original work through its striking visuals and engaging art style. Positive remarks highlight the adaptation's faithfulness and accessibility to new readers. Criticism revolves around some loss of narrative depth and character development inherent in the condensed graphic format.
A reader who enjoys Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation likely appreciates historical fiction with speculative elements, strong female protagonists, and themes of race and identity, similar to Maus by Art Spiegelman and The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood.
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256
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Science FictionMaryland • 1800s
2017
Adult
18+ years
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