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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
Cool clash of cultures that protagonist Binti must navigate -- her very traditional Himba family vs her cosmopolitan university life vs her father's side of the family (the Desert People) vs Meduse alien DNA she now has... there's a lot for Binti to work around here.
dark
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:
Complicated
Excellent amazing wonderful strong thoughtful black girl lead. Discussion of PTSD and therapy, trans and non-binary genders super causally, and environmentalism. Aliens! Deescalation strategies!
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
adventurous
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
I cannot speak highly enough about this story. The depth of imagination is fascinating and the mythos centered around an African mythology is so freaking cool. Binti herself is a protagonist that is very sympathetic but also confounding as she herself fractals. I have zero actual understanding of math but the use of it conceptually and spiritually in this story is beautiful. I can't wait to read the next one.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
Very enjoyable, I love where this is leading.
adventurous
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
tense
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:
N/A