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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
Okorafor has beautifully infused cultural aspects to science fiction but I found it lacking on the SF side.
interesting fast scifi read, I really like the cultural perspective, I enjoyed binti as a character headstrong but fragile. I would love to see one of these Third Fish ships!
Wow. WOW. HOLY WOW! Read it!
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