Reviews

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

sobo31's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

cupcakesweetheart804's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

This story is incredible. It showed that you are able to write a comprehensive and complex sci-fi world in 96 pages. I tend to get caught up in the idea that fantasy and sci-fi books have to be long to work, so it is always pleasantly surprising to find novellas that do the genre(s) justice. Binti's journey in this book is incredible. This novella was a journey of emotions, and I definitely think that it is a good first journey into Nnedi Okorafor's writing. I definitely plan to finish the trilogy, and check out some of her other work. 

ibokensvarld's review

2.0

Gillade bokens idé men fann utförandet tråkigt. Tyckte handlingen var platt där författaren beskrev allt som hände enkelt och i förbifarten snarare än att man lyssnar sig till och fattar sin egen bild. Förstår att det är en novell men det ena behöver inte utesluta det andra. Kommer inte lyssna klart på serien.

suhmown's review

fast-paced

4.25

This book was doing a ton in a short amount of time but I was along for the whole ride! It was a world I’m really really excited to continue in. 

ldpickens's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense 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

jennkei's review

5.0

Only fault is it's so short. XD

ayysia's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.75

majikal's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful fast-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? Yes

4.0

gildie's review

adventurous mysterious fast-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

4.0

princessraya's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-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? No

4.0

I tend to read a lot of very long books, and this was a good reminder that you really don’t need 500 pages to build an interesting world and complex characters! I was actually surprised how satisfied I was with the ending, usually I hate anything being over too quicky