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Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

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themargherita_s's review against another edition

3.5

The story is very original and the world-building is great, but it didn't suck me in like I would have wanted. But maybe I was just not in the right mood for this genre. I could definitely see me in the future reading the rest of the novellas of this series, out of curiosity.

The ending didn't seem very realistic for the fact that the university almost immediately agreed to the Meduse's terms and there were no consequences for the fact that they killed all the students on the ship, and the university leaders instead invited the Meduse to be a scholar kind of out of nowhere. I would have understood them acting like this if this whole new sci-fi world had been built to be a more understanding future, but everyone is still bigoted and prejudiced like in our current world, so it didn't make much sense to me. That part specifically felt underdeveloped, but in general the story was a bit rushed and had a few of unexplored and underdeveloped plot points.

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thenoboshow's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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abookwormspov's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

This was an excellent novella. It is so short, but the world building is so clear and the writing is so vivid. It is a story of prejudice, identity, violence, and unexpected friendships.

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julesadventurezone's review against another edition

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challenging inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

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jeremie's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

3.0

My first venture into Afrofuturism and I’m slightly underwhelmed. Should’ve been much, much longer, but overall it was fun.

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nerdysread's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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

I didn't know anything starting this book, and honestly, that's a good thing. This is a good story. Maybe I was expecting more action, but it would have been too much. So yeah, a good surprise. Sometimes I felt a bit lost, but I think it's more because I was reading it when I needed to sleep than because of the book

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