Reviews

Binti - La trilogia by Nnedi Okorafor

wildwoodrobin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.5

wildflowers16's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring sad tense medium-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

emmpoll's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.25

king_david's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted 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

1.75

anneiin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

3.25

roadtripreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

juliafrat's review against another edition

adventurous

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

i am able to recognize on some level that this is a transformative work in the genre, but i spent most of my time with this story just so bored. the beginning was great, but it really lost me in the second half.

danandsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

mary_soon_lee's review against another edition

3.0

Mild spoilers ahead....

Spoiler

This book collects together three science fiction novellas, plus a new short story, all centered on the character of Binti, a Himba girl who leaves Earth to study at a renowned university. The first novella won the Nebula and Hugo awards, and the third novella is currently a Hugo Award nominee. Binti is sixteen years old at the start, and these stories have a correspondingly youthful energy, a bright palette, despite containing moments of brutally upsetting violence. I like Binti: how she combines both a love of her home and a desire for more, her courage, how she befriends those very different from her. I like the multiplicity of cultures shown in the book, both those of science-fictional aliens and those of humans that were new to me (the Himba) or invented (the Enyi Zinariya). I note that, while I was entertained by the first two novellas, it was the third one that held my interest best, that made me eager to return and finish the story. I also note that I anticipated several of the plot developments, but this is an observation not a complaint, I was glad that the story took the turns it did. Recommended.

sereyn's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

2.75