Tag Archives: Afrofuturism

Book Review: Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor

Book #158 of 2018: Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor (Binti #3) I’ve enjoyed the characters and Afrofuturism concepts of the Binti novellas, but this last book in Nnedi Okorafor’s sci-fi trilogy is the only one that’s really soared for me. Although just as short as the previous volumes, it lacks their abruptness, and …

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Book Review: Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor

Book #118 of 2018: Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor (Binti #2) I continue to love the Afrofuturism implicit in this setting, and Binti herself is a compelling character caught between worlds. But these novellas keep not quite working for me. Everything in the plot feels very abrupt, with many moments either not set up well …

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