Reviews with content warning for Violence - Binti

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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buer's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

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

3.0

When Binti decides to go to school on a different planet, her family is proud of her acceptance but concerned about her leaving. They have no idea that she’ll be required to use her skills as a harmonizer sooner than she ever could have imagined and that, when she does, the stakes will be life and death.

Binti is a great primer for what I am confident will be a strong series, but it is quite slow and it ends suddenly.

I am looking forward to reading the next book and enjoyed the world building in this one. The way that Okorafor uses math as a foundation for things that are not stereotypically considered mathematical is really interesting.

This was another audio book listen for me. I enjoyed the narrator but it seemed like they set the levels poorly. I struggled to hear her if I was in the car listening.

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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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alexalily's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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vigil's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

it clearly was trying to do something it really didn’t succeed at. suffers from being a novella for sure. and the prose is a bit bland for my tastes, though the story ideas are interesting. i might read on but not right now.

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biobeetle's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

4.25

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