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sarahaf712's review against another edition
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, Violence, Death, Suicide, and Murder
offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Violence
serena_hien's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
reflective
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? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, and Violence
ashlightgrayson's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This novella is very short, to the point, and speculative in nature. The main character, Binti, is from the Himba tribe and finds herself leaving her home in order to pursue a university career. There is a lot of introspective exploration of the character as she feels judged by her family for leaving and also by her university peers for her hair, traditions, skin tone, etc. I appreciated the futuristic setting that still had space for social commentary. There is another character introduced with whom Binti finds common ground in terms of being misunderstood and judged. By the end, there is a great message about how peace can be found if two parties are willing to try to understand each other. There are a lot of cool ideas presented in this short work and I'm looking forward to reading more in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Xenophobia and Racism
thereaderfriend's review against another edition
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Gore, Racism, and Xenophobia
New fav sci fi book. I loved it.jmcordero's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Death
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Xenophobia
Minor: War
nmcannon's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Binti was an impulse borrow from the library. Like speculative fiction fans the world over, I know Nnedi Okorafor is a master at the craft, a true magician with her words, and her ability is never more apparent than in this small novella.
Far in the future, Binti is a genius “harmonizer” among the Himba people. In other words, she has a talent for bringing nature, numbers, and people into harmony. Though the Himba people are highly talented engineers, they rarely interact with the neighboring Khoush people, and they’re thought to be “savages” on the outskirts of society (while somehow also producing the planet’s most advanced tech—listen, prejudice doesn’t make sense). It’s absolutely unheard of for a young Himba woman to travel in space or attend the prestigious Oomza University. Yet Binti does both. Things seem to be going well right up until the alien Meduse begin ritualistically slaughtering everyone on the ship, except for her.
Okorafor does so much in such a little page count. The world-building is top-notch, especially with the aliens and technology. Neil Gaiman wasn’t kidding when he said readers will fall in love with Binti—I love her too. She carries and draws strength from Himba culture, and Himba culture, in turn, saves her. She’s wise and knowledge, but also incredibly young and fragile, and Okorafor doesn’t shy away from that. I’m lucky I found this series so late, because I can immediately continue reading Binti’s adventures.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Grief, Racism, and Xenophobia
translove's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, Racism, Murder, Grief, and Blood
horizonous's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Death, Racism, Xenophobia, and Murder
◦ Death = Death of friendscarissa230's review against another edition
challenging
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? No
4.0
Binti is the first of her country to be chosen to go off planet to university, it doesn't go well for the ship.
It's really short so not much else to say without being a complete spoiler outside the synopsis.
It's really short so not much else to say without being a complete spoiler outside the synopsis.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, Xenophobia, and Racism