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Noor by Nnedi Okorafor

16 reviews

onemorepagecrew's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

For me, books by Nnedi Okorafor are always exciting.  I find her style of writing to be captivating and the concepts are always just the right blend of futurism and realism.  In Noor, we meet Anwuli Okwudili, who prefers to go by AO as a nod to both her name and Artificial Organism. 

 

AO has many mechanical body augmentations to her body both from birth and from a car accident later in her life.  She’s embraced this about herself even though others don’t always understand her.  An incident happens that jump-starts the suspenseful and eventful part of the novel, placing AO at the center of a future Nigeria where technology and government are in a battle with individuals, and AO’s unique powers are incredibly useful.  

 

Overall, this was another enjoyable book by an author I gravitate towards.  It touches on race, class, technology, artificial intelligence, and more giving the reader plenty to ruminate on.  I would have loved more insight into the technology itself and a better understanding of this future society to ground myself in the story, but it was a good read nonetheless.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Violence, and Murder

bandysbooks's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

A sci-fi novella about a girl with cybernetic body parts and a Fulani herdsman searching for freedom in the north of Nigeria. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

lizclark81's review

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Colonisation

pvbobrien's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Hate crime, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Pregnancy

ally_camel's review

adventurous challenging dark tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Violence, Blood, and Murder

casitafeliz's review

adventurous dark reflective fast-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

5.0

Having recently read Dune I found some interesting thematic parallels with those books. This book really moves a lot more quickly and pulls you in. I enjoyed this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Genocide, Hate crime, Blood, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail