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Binti (Binti, #1)
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Ten things to enjoy in Hugo & Nebula Award-winning Binti:
1) A sci-fi tale that begins in the refreshingly unique setting of Namibia and ends at a space university.
2) An endearing, strong, black, female lead.
3) A living, organic spaceship.
4) Violence and combat, but staged in such a way that they never seem like reasonable solutions, only possible ones.
5) Jellyfish-like, Lovecraftian antagonists.
6) An immersive, entertaining story that can be enjoyed over a cup of coffee (or, maybe, two).
7) Some really great writing that works well within the soft sci-fi concept (more focused on human experience of sci-fi rather than the sci-fi itself).
8) Invigorating descriptions of hair. No, really! This is good hair.
9) An allegory for the difficulties of communicating with someone from another culture, the dire consequences of these miscommunications, and the power of language and diplomacy.
10) An enjoyable introduction to a projected trilogy of novellas. An easily digestible alternative to the immense trilogies for which the genre is famous.
1) A sci-fi tale that begins in the refreshingly unique setting of Namibia and ends at a space university.
2) An endearing, strong, black, female lead.
3) A living, organic spaceship.
4) Violence and combat, but staged in such a way that they never seem like reasonable solutions, only possible ones.
5) Jellyfish-like, Lovecraftian antagonists.
6) An immersive, entertaining story that can be enjoyed over a cup of coffee (or, maybe, two).
7) Some really great writing that works well within the soft sci-fi concept (more focused on human experience of sci-fi rather than the sci-fi itself).
8) Invigorating descriptions of hair. No, really! This is good hair.
9) An allegory for the difficulties of communicating with someone from another culture, the dire consequences of these miscommunications, and the power of language and diplomacy.
10) An enjoyable introduction to a projected trilogy of novellas. An easily digestible alternative to the immense trilogies for which the genre is famous.
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Feb 12, 2017 04:53PM
Yes the hair really is cool haha. I especially like your 10th point.
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Thanks Philip! It is reassuring that I'll be able to return the world and it'll only take an hour or two to get my fix. It is an interesting way to turn a story. Instead of a single novel, serialized novellas.
Excellent review, Matthew! You just sold me a book!
Glad to hear it Joe! I look forward to your review.
my fav was the spaceship!
Angel wrote: "my fav was the spaceship!"Definitely some of the most imaginative spaceships I've read. I'm glad you enjoyed them Angel! I'm really looking forward to seeing how Okorafor wraps up the trilogy early next year.
Yes she is such a colorful writer can't wait for the next book. I am a fan :)
Who Fears Death is one of my favorite books that I read this year, so I need to read this.
I’ve got to get around to one of her full-lengths! Thanks for the reminder, Dominika.
