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A review by slawler
The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor
4.0
This third installment highlighted an issue that's been growing since the first book, but really comes to the fore here. Binti's character is confusing and inconsistent to me. I'm finding it harder and harder to connect with her.
As an allegory or a symbol, the character of Binti has a lot of merit. As a teenager amidst serious trauma and world-altering realizations, events, and consequences she didn't make sense.
Still loved the bit about space fish ships though, and I was very happy to have more of that in this installment. Even if it was part of a ridiculously convenient plot twist for a "happy" ending.
As an allegory or a symbol, the character of Binti has a lot of merit. As a teenager amidst serious trauma and world-altering realizations, events, and consequences she didn't make sense.
Still loved the bit about space fish ships though, and I was very happy to have more of that in this installment. Even if it was part of a ridiculously convenient plot twist for a "happy" ending.