rocky_raton 's review for:

Noor by Nnedi Okorafor

3.0

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Not what I'm used to from this author. I felt like it was really repetitive, and I couldn't get into it. I listened to most of it, but kept having to rewind because I was zoning out.

There was also confusion, like it seemed the Red Eyes were either people or ... sandstorms. Noor .. not quite sure what that was, either.

It was more than annoying that when she ran into Force, DNA just ... disappeared. It was like he wasn't ever really in the story. Just very stilted and clumsy.

That said, I LOVED that the protagonist is a disabled person. That's so rare. I'm glad that Nnedi Okorafor was the one who did this, because she knows. When someone who is not disabled writes disabled characters, I do not trust the experience or the knowledge, so my disbelief is never suspended. I could relax in this novel without those worries. I liked how she showed the real hatred that people have for disabled folks. I hope that able bodied people who read this and are freaked out about how she was treated understand that this is real.

But ultimately, I couldn't finish it.