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Binti (Binti, #1)

Nnedi Okorafor,

N.K. Jemisin (Foreword)

Start date: March 1, 2024

Finish date: March 31, 2024

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Feb 12, 2018 Keyona rated it really liked it

I truly enjoyed Binti. I think the audiobook made it more real for me. It was such a short book and I wish it was made into a full novel. Then treatment Binti gets when going on this journey to another world is very real for me. Her skin, her hair, her cultural customs are unlike what these people are used to so they make fun of her and treat her differently. Binti perseveres remembering that she's on a journey to something great and boy is it a journey! It's so short it's best to go into this k ...more

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Jul 08, 2020 Dr. Andy rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-2020

Binti is a nerd. She lives for math, codes and anything involving numbers. As part of the Himba tribe, that is their specialty. When Binti is offered the chance of a lifetime to study at Oomza University in the stars, she takes it even though it means leaving her family, her culture and understanding. The world Binti is entering has feuded with an alien race known as Meduse, but the Meduse won't stop until the Univeristy rights the wrong they committed against them.

I seriously enjoyed this novel ...more

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Mar 18, 2022 Elizabeth Aguilar rated it it was ok

I enjoyed learning about Binti's culture. I think that Binti's connection to her people and their traditions is one of the strongest aspects of this story. It was interesting seeing her navigate situations drawing on the comfort and strength of knowing who she is.

It's a quick read. Sadly, that does make it difficult to develop both the characters and the plot. There were parts that had to be told through narrative, particularly towards the end, which made the story feel ungrounded to me. It reso ...more

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Feb 10, 2021 Priya rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2021

The length of this story is too short for the scope and the amount of detail that is being attempted. Binti is an interesting character, wanting to go to university and see the wider world but remaining rooted to her beliefs and culture at the same time.
It seemed like a lot was happening too quickly.
Having said that,the fact that the story was shaped by the imagination of the author's 11 yo daughter is worthy of consideration. I think I will read the sequels to know more about Binti. ...more

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Jun 24, 2020 Brayden rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I enjoyed this short novella but I think it would have been amazing as a longer book. There’s a great world here with a massive amount of potential and read more like a summary for a future series.

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Jan 18, 2018 Tanya Patrice rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobooks, audiobook-is-better

Loved it! The world is so fantastical and imaginatively written. DO listen to the audiobook narrated by Robin Miles. You'll get a feel for the pronounciation and more of a feel for the nuances of each character. My only complaint was that the humans gave in way too easily (read the book). But this is a novella - so of course it couldn't drag on. I'm so excited to read more in the series. ...more

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