Reviews

The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor

j_milla_04's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jenmangler's review against another edition

4.0

The ending was a bit anticlimactic, but this novella still devastated me.

mjoneillknowledge's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

gildie's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

headingnorth's review against another edition

3.0

My review is here.

fleur_de_lisa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

So much to love about this trilogy, including the unique universe, characters, and cultures described. I would have liked to give this final chapter 5 stars, except for the fact that the ending does meander a bit.  I feel like some of the details toward the end could have been left out for a more powerful, impactful ending. 

kfeina's review against another edition

4.0

Buen final para la trilogía de Binti. El libro empieza con un ritmo un poco lento (o al menos yo lo he percibido así), pero luego la historia va cogiendo ligereza, y acabas enganchándote por lo que ocurre, y los giros argumentales que tiene la novela.

Fácil de leer y amena. Ahonda todavía más en la propia protagonista, en quién es, qué es, cuál de sus identidades pesa más o si puede ser todas a la vez. Al igual que en las otras dos novelas, el mundo que se plantea es creíble, está bien descrito y es entretenido de imaginar.

nubianibex's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

slawler's review against another edition

4.0

This third installment highlighted an issue that's been growing since the first book, but really comes to the fore here. Binti's character is confusing and inconsistent to me. I'm finding it harder and harder to connect with her.

As an allegory or a symbol, the character of Binti has a lot of merit. As a teenager amidst serious trauma and world-altering realizations, events, and consequences she didn't make sense.

Still loved the bit about space fish ships though, and I was very happy to have more of that in this installment. Even if it was part of a ridiculously convenient plot twist for a "happy" ending.

mfeezell's review against another edition

2.0

I really did like this book and the directions it went, but for the first time in this series I truly felt like Binti's story needed far more pages to be told effectively. There was so much happening and while I felt like the story points were clear and laid out, there was very little time for introspection or character relations or thematic elements. Everything felt very fast, and while I understand that that was kind of the point, I still think this could've used another 50 or so pages at the very least to not feel like a constant sprint to the finish line for the entire book.