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mitskacir's review
2.0
Ugh this book was such a slog for me. I am clearly not the right audience for it, because it has garnered so many rave reviews from others. I struggled mostly with the writing, which I don't think I had an issue with in Who Fears Death (perhaps because Binti is marketed more as YA?)- Okorafor seemed to contradict herself frequently (that or the characters changed their minds, but this wasn't well explained), the text was highly repetitive (possibly a function of binge reading the 4 novellas in a row, but I noticed it even in the first book), and the plot gave me whiplash - it felt like I was a ping pong ball being flung from one emotional even to the next (A sandstorm! A family fight! A mysterious object breaking! A war!) with no clear reason for why one event followed another. The sci-fi elements garnering little to no explanation of how they worked, which is a big turn off for me in most sci-fi or fantasy books. This would have been a DNF for me, except that a friend chose it for our bookclub so I felt obliged to complete it.
gabri_el's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Très chouette mais pas aussi mémorable que ce à quoi je m'attendais
mimela78's review
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This combines the three Binti novellas with a new story. We get to watch how Binti comes to embrace the new parts of herself.
idroplungs's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
gspear's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
lilnormbean's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
conny_b's review against another edition
4.0
Profoundly weird and fun, but also unflinching and painful. A trippy book with a profound message.
hanz's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Grief, Violence, Death, Blood, and War