A review by kurtwombat
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

 
I felt immediately grounded in Binti’s world—a richly imagined indigenous culture where math is a form of spirituality and her desire to leave home for school creates family discord.  Because this is a novella, things move fast—but nothing is hurried or skipped. Her voyage to school becomes a world expanding adventure punctuated by terrifying action. The resolution is satisfying, genuine and consistent. A marvelously balanced and engrossing introduction to the rest of this afrofuturistic trilogy.