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AngmarsFinest t1_j05l322 wrote

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

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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