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teenylilthing t1_j05fz5i wrote

Reply to comment by AngmarsFinest in Kindred - Series Premiere Discussion by NicholasCajun

Yeah, it's been a while since I've read it, but the present timeline isn't anything like this in the book, right? I'm not sure if my memory is bad or if they've just changed a bunch of things. I thought she was married to Kevin, not like, just meeting him when the time traveling starts? And I don't remember the move from Brooklyn to LA, or the drama with the aunt and uncle, the neighbors, etc. Or Olivia in 1815??

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bigtit2 t1_j05scy7 wrote

They definitely switched it up. I mean for starters in the book present time took place in the 1980’s so all of the modern technology wasn’t present. There was no aunt in the book or mother iirc. Also Kevin was her boyfriend and not a new friend.

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Adorable_Raccoon t1_j1xw0hl wrote

Idk if Kevin was her boyfriend or husband but they were in a committed relationship for several years before she started disappearing. Having the added complication of Kevin being a stranger makes it worse. :/

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AngmarsFinest t1_j05l322 wrote

I’ve never read the book, so I don’t have a frame of reference for any of the changes.

I was excited about this show since we have a black lead traveling through time…but I’m over slave narratives and black trauma. Disappointed

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F00dbAby t1_j05w2ee wrote

same although i have been told by book readers its more than just some black trauma and i know the author is really hyped up so im still gonna give it a chance

one day I will get a black sci fi story that is not involved with race to a degree

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duracell_batteries t1_j0s70lj wrote

Octavia Butler’s Lilith Trilogy is really visceral and imaginative in regards to how far removed sentient life can be, conversations on autonomy, community, sustainability, progress, leadership.

In addition, N.K. Jemisin and Nnedi Okorafor are beloved contemporary sci fi writers whose work fits your description.

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F00dbAby t1_j0sdjc7 wrote

I have heard of Jemisin but not Okorafor I’ll look into it

Thanks

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anonyfool t1_j097n18 wrote

Binti is mostly about conflict with tribes in Africa and species so that might fit the bill for your black sci fi, at least the starting novella. I stopped reading Kindred because I was overwhelmed with the trauma she suffers in slavery times when she inhabits the body of her ancestor - the encounters got worse and worse.

There's also Dahlgren-17 post apocalypse that has some race stuff in it but not black trauma at all and is more about sex because IIRC the writer is working through some experiments with language and his own sexuality/experiences in it, I think it has the most by quantity and detail sex scenes i've ever encountered in a book and it felt repetitious by the end because some of the encounters felt like the same actions again and again.

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