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A review by kelsyer
Home by Nnedi Okorafor
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
4.0
I really enjoy that Binti bumps into all kinds of different alien races on her adventures.
The math parts still take me out of the flow of the story, but math and I were never really friends.
I am glad that we are not shoving everything under a rug. PTSD is real, even in space. (Actually, if I think about it, not a lot of things have changed, except for the technological advancements. People are still people, even when they are not human.)
I have some issues with the pacing. Everytime I felt like yes, this is good, let's get more into that, we were suddenly taking a left turn to do something else and that is the hardest part for me to wrap my head around.
My heart goes out for Binti though. Little kid Binti who just wanted to dance and ran away from home. Teen Binti who wanted to go where nobody from her tribe has been and ran away from home. 17 year old Binti who wants to go home, but doesn't know what it is and where it is.
The math parts still take me out of the flow of the story, but math and I were never really friends.
I am glad that we are not shoving everything under a rug. PTSD is real, even in space. (Actually, if I think about it, not a lot of things have changed, except for the technological advancements. People are still people, even when they are not human.)
I have some issues with the pacing. Everytime I felt like yes, this is good, let's get more into that, we were suddenly taking a left turn to do something else and that is the hardest part for me to wrap my head around.
My heart goes out for Binti though. Little kid Binti who just wanted to dance and ran away from home. Teen Binti who wanted to go where nobody from her tribe has been and ran away from home. 17 year old Binti who wants to go home, but doesn't know what it is and where it is.