Binti
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Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor's Binti is the winner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for Best Novella!Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs.Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy. The world she seeks to enter has long warred with the Meduse, an alien race that has become the stuff of nightmares. Oomza University has wronged the Meduse, and Binti's stellar travel will bring her within their deadly reach.If Binti hopes to survive the legacy of a war not of her making, she will need both the gifts of her people and the wisdom enshrined within the University, itself — but first she has to make it there, alive.The Binti SeriesBook 1: BintiBook 2: Binti: HomeBook 3: Binti: The Night MasqueradePRAISE FOR BINTI"Binti is a supreme read about a sexy, edgy Afropolitan in space! It's a wondrous combination of extra-terrestrial adventure and age-old African diplomacy. Unforgettable!" — Wanuri Kahiu, award-winning Kenyan film director of Punzi and From a WhisperAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Author
Nnedi Okorafor
Pages
96
Publisher
Tor Publishing Group
Published Date
2015-09-22
ISBN
0765384469 9780765384461
Ratings
Google: 5
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"Listened to the audiobook. The narrator —Robin Miles— does such a good voice. This was a nice, quick listen for doing chores/stuff around the house or a commute.<br/><br/>Can’t say I was impressed much by the story though, it seemed very basic and formulaic, and not much actually happened with the character aside her leaving home which was a sacrifice because her people on her planet don’t ever leave.<br/>The author doesn’t describe how Binti can “harmonize people with numbers and equations” and didn’t show with the problem she faced of what that looks like. Because numbers didn’t help her, it was a tool that helped her instead…<br/>Just things like that didn’t make sense to me, didn’t feel like a strong, captivating plot.<br/><br/>"
L H
"My first short story! Are they supposed to leave you wanting more? I liked it a lot. A lot of afrofuturism, culture, history, conflict, and hope for 90 pages. "
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Maya
"Fantastic quick read"
Mike Parrone
"The world building is wonderfully written, not too overwhelming but learning something’s along the way. Binti is such a strong, inspiring, intelligent MC and cannot wait to learn more. Wish we had more time to see the relationship between the characters more, but excited to see her grow."
Sarah
"A quick and wonderful #scifi #novella about a young girl on her way to a new planet, a new university, and a new life when the spaceship she's on is attacked by aliens."
Dragon Army
"So surprising and unexpected! READ IT!!!!!!!"
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Abiah Powell
"The novella is a quick, rewarding read. Like audio? Robin Miles does a fantastic job narrating this story."
KateB
"A girl from the planet Earth (which is not like Earth we know it today) leaves her life behind and goes to a space school only life is nothing like how she expected it. I'm really happy with the story. It is written by one of my favorite authors. I find her writing just so easy to read and her stories intriguing. The story deals with race relations in a way that feels parallel to me with the Earth as I know it. One thing I take away from this book is to remember how we treat people really makes a difference. It is interesting to see how each character treats Binti and how that affects her life. Also the story reminds me the importance of community."
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"I’m reading the Daevabad trilogy and it’s great! "
Kenzie Woods
"Afrofuturist "
Kerry Finnamore
