Reviews

Binti – Ensam by Nnedi Okorafor

daisy_kxnt's review against another edition

3.0

*3.5 stars

nomada's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

mrsalltopafi's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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

4.0

leann_bick's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring medium-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

4.0

chsahit's review against another edition

3.0

Solid read, blending perspectives on struggles faced by minorities with a futuristic universe and plot that reminded me of "A Long Way to a Small, Distant planet", all in < 100 pages.

macthekat's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective 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

4.25

thebrianjohns's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.5

sbrot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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? No

3.75

stardust_heidi's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.0

jess_mango's review against another edition

4.0

This book won both a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award for best novella! The book is set primarily on a space craft headed for Oomza University. Binti is the main character and is from the Himba tribe on Earth. She is a math prodigy and she is the first from her tribe to be accepted to Oomza U. Against her mother's advice Binti leaves her family to board spacecraft that will take her from Earthto Oomza.
The school itself is run by the Khoush, the pale-skinned Earthens. Most of the other passengers on the ship are Khoush and look at Binti as a bit of a curiousity. And then the ship is attacked by an alien race called the Meduse....

This is at its heart a story of accepting differences and learning to properly communicate to help advance harmony.

I definitely recommend this one!

This book counts towards the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge Task #17: a sci-fi/fantasy novella