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Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

56 reviews

akvolcano's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

I thought that this was going to be entirely Afrofuturistic-which I think it could still be partially. But I was shocked to hear about white people in the book (they have another name) and to read about some colonizational/classism. My suprise aside-this book is well written and fully immerses the reader in this future world! I’m glad I don’t have to wait the other books because I’m super impatient to find out how the rest of the story! If you like science fiction-this is a must read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Colonisation, Murder, Racism, Classism, Hate crime, and Body shaming

queenkath32's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

grizzlysnack's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Xenophobia, and Racism

Minor: Confinement and War

walkie_check's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Classism, Grief, Kidnapping, Death, and Murder

Minor: Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Kidnapping, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, and Xenophobia

revengful_mariner's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Murder, Death, and Racism

Minor: War

chattie_the_mad_chatter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

A powerful story exploring mental strength, empathy and compromise in the most difficult circumstances.

I immediately liked and rooted for Binti our protagonist and enjoyed the direction Dr Nnedi Okorafor wanted to take us. I went in knowing nothing and prefer it that way so was not thinking about anticipating anything just watching the story unfold.

The world building and clear cultures and species set up in her feels so real. Can't wait to keep reading 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Genocide, and Murder

Moderate: Racism and Violence

colerate's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Blood, and Violence

kbbru's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Grief

tinyjude's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

3.5

I'm not the biggest fan of medusas or these type of animals but it was interesting nonetheless. Sometimes it was a bit repetitive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Racism

Moderate: Classism, Genocide, Blood, Body horror, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and War

aishallnot's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

I think this book was an interesting read, however I wish I had read this as a physical or ebook bc one thing ive realized this year is that I can't do audiobooks with novellas unless I have the book in front of me 😭 

The world/premise of the book was really nice. I kinda wish we had more world building and learn more about the other characters, but again this book moves quickly you gotta catch everything that's going on.  Besides Black Panther, im somewhat new to afrofuturism and i really just love that aspect within media. I'm not much of a sci-fi girlie but i think I will be if consume media that has the Black diaspora in their own futuristic world. 

With that being said, I think I'm going to continue the series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Xenophobia