Kindred: Audiobook
The Kindred audiobook runs an estimated 8.5 hours (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 8.5 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 8.5 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 66% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
- That's 23% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).
Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for fantasy listeners who want a historical setting: a solid week of commutes at 8.5 hours (estimated).
About the book
The first science fiction written by a Black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of Black American literature. This combination of slave memoir, fantasy, and historical fiction is a novel of rich literary complexity. Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably wrenched through time into antebellum Maryland. After saving a drowning white boy there, she finds herself staring into the barrel of a shotgun and is transported back to the present just in time to save her life. During numerous such time-defying episodes with the same young man, she realizes the challenge she's been given: to protect this young slaveholder until he can father her own great-grandmother. Author Octavia E. Butler skillfully juxtaposes the serious issues of slavery, human rights, and racial prejudice with an exciting science fiction, romance, and historical adventure.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Kindred audiobook?
Kindred runs about 8.5 hours, our estimate from its 287 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.
Is the Kindred audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
When was Kindred first published?
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, SparkNotes was first published in 1979.
