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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
I confirm the opinion I had on the first book of the trilogy: a nice and quick book.
However, I think I related more with this one for personal reasons. The scenes where Binti is back home and the way she is welcomed hit me, I have a much better experience, usually, but as someone that chose to follow a different path and go away from family, friends and native town for a vague idea of a better future I can definitely relate to Binti. It shows quite well how leaving your place makes you live with different rules that are not that secure, but also you end up defending yourself and your life more than you should...
I will soon read the third..
However, I think I related more with this one for personal reasons. The scenes where Binti is back home and the way she is welcomed hit me, I have a much better experience, usually, but as someone that chose to follow a different path and go away from family, friends and native town for a vague idea of a better future I can definitely relate to Binti. It shows quite well how leaving your place makes you live with different rules that are not that secure, but also you end up defending yourself and your life more than you should...
I will soon read the third..
A solid continuation of the first novella. More is divulged about the various peoples in Binti's world. I must say though, for hyper-intelligent future beings, everyone seems bizarrely ignorant when it comes to sociology and anthropology.
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
Lots of world(s) building and delicious lore and getting to understand Binti. Almost too much background (at points I admit I got a bit confused) but still super enjoyable. Not as effortlessly beautiful at the intro story but honestly for a 2nd book this is really good
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
reflective
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
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
I liked this one! Not as much as Binti, and I didn't love it. I wanted to love it, but it didn't capture my attention the way Binti did.
I liked seeing what was going on with Binti, and the journey she took with her grandmother. I did like seeing how much things had changed for her, and how differently people saw her because of everything that happened in the previous book.
Still, I felt like what actually happened in the book does not match up with how the book is described in the blurb. I thought we'd be seeing more of Okwu on earth and working with humans for peace. Instead, we get a completely different story involving Binti realizing that's more special and different than we could ever imagine. She's great at math, and has alien DNA, and this novella added another element to how special Binti was. I don't mind when characters are super-special, but in Binti: Home, it really bothered me for some reason.
So, I felt like this one was more of an afterthought. Binti (the first novella) felt like a pretty complete story and was pretty contained. This one, not so much. It somehow seemed more rushed and much more of a rough outline than the previous novella. Even though it's longer than Binti, I wanted more development with the characters and the world. Particularly with this book. It kind of makes me wonder what Okorafor would do with the idea if it had been a novel from the very beginning.
My Rating: 3 stars. I like the character and the world she lives in. It has a lot of potential, but I think the novella format is working against the story, because it could definitely be expanded into something a lot longer.
I liked seeing what was going on with Binti, and the journey she took with her grandmother. I did like seeing how much things had changed for her, and how differently people saw her because of everything that happened in the previous book.
Still, I felt like what actually happened in the book does not match up with how the book is described in the blurb. I thought we'd be seeing more of Okwu on earth and working with humans for peace. Instead, we get a completely different story involving Binti realizing that's more special and different than we could ever imagine. She's great at math, and has alien DNA, and this novella added another element to how special Binti was. I don't mind when characters are super-special, but in Binti: Home, it really bothered me for some reason.
So, I felt like this one was more of an afterthought. Binti (the first novella) felt like a pretty complete story and was pretty contained. This one, not so much. It somehow seemed more rushed and much more of a rough outline than the previous novella. Even though it's longer than Binti, I wanted more development with the characters and the world. Particularly with this book. It kind of makes me wonder what Okorafor would do with the idea if it had been a novel from the very beginning.
My Rating: 3 stars. I like the character and the world she lives in. It has a lot of potential, but I think the novella format is working against the story, because it could definitely be expanded into something a lot longer.