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Binti is a Himba girl from a traditional culture that never leaves Earth. However, she is ace at math and gets into the exclusive Oomza University, which is located off-world. In order to attend, Binti has to break with tradition and leave her home and family, the first of her kind to do so. Traveling to Oomza is a perilous thing, as her ship is attacked along the way by aliens who kill all her companions. Binti has to basically be a diplomat in a war she never asked for if s ...more
Binti is a Himba girl from a traditional culture that never leaves Earth. However, she is ace at math and gets into the exclusive Oomza University, which is located off-world. In order to attend, Binti has to break with tradition and leave her home and family, the first of her kind to do so. Traveling to Oomza is a perilous thing, as her ship is attacked along the way by aliens who kill all her companions. Binti has to basically be a diplomat in a war she never asked for if s ...more
I’m more than a little awed by how much punch this little book packs; the hype is real. So much richness in so few pages, it’s really incredible. Can’t wait to read the rest of the trilogy.
Jan 07, 2017
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Ashley Holstrom
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it was ok
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