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New York, NY : Tom Doherty Associates, 2018.
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208
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The concluding part of the highly-acclaimed science fiction trilogy that began with Nnedi Okorafor's Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning BINTI. Binti has returned to her home planet, believing that the violence of the Meduse has been left behind. Unfortunately, although her people are peaceful on the whole, the same cannot be said for the Khoush, who fan the flames of their ancient rivalry with the Meduse. Far from her village when the conflicts start, Binti hurries home, but anger and resentment has already claimed the lives of many close to her. Once again it is up to Binti, and her intriguing new friend Mwinyi, to intervene-though the elders of her people do not entirely trust her motives-and try to prevent a war that could wipe out her people, once and for all. Don't miss this essential concluding volume in the Binti trilogy. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.… (more)
Awards
Hugo Award (Nominee — Novella — 2019)
British Fantasy Award (Nominee — Novella — 2019)
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English
Original publication date
2018
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208 p.
ISBN
0765393131 / 9780765393135
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LibraryThing member Petroglyph
I grew more and more disappointed with the Binti series as successive volumes were published: I just couldn't maintain my willing suspension of disbelief.
Throughout the series main character Binti acquires more and more pseudo-magical mental abilities. She starts off being able to do "treeing"
In the end, Binti unites so many superhuman and alien capabilities that the whole thing caves in on itself. None of her magical skills are adequately explained; they are not really differentiated either, and -- this is where I check out -- they all become interchangeable. Plot developments cease to have meaning, because anything that happens to or around Binti can be explained by appealing to at least three or four sets of magical abilities that can come into play. And so it's no longer important why or how things happen the way they do: the answer is an undifferentiated "because of interchangeable magical nonsense." At that point, any semblance of plot, tension, relevance or storytelling evaporates -- none of it means anything anymore.
Binti ended up turning into a cheap, massively overpowered Mary Sue; an interesting Afrofuturist series left me with a sense of worst-of-YA-fanfic. Disappointing.
Throughout the series main character Binti acquires more and more pseudo-magical mental abilities. She starts off being able to do "treeing"
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(which appears to be a mix between concentration help, visualisation technique, sub-conscious processing capacity, and actual magic. It's never really explained.). An encounter with an alien race rewrites part of her dna, and so she becomes part alien, gaining telepathy and other psy-like powers. Then it turns out she's descended from another alien race, whose earthly kindred are capable of a pseudo-magical telepathy that is presented like a mental Instant Messaging programme, complete with relaying attached files, and she starts accessing those skills. There are more; I am not going to mention them all. In the end, Binti unites so many superhuman and alien capabilities that the whole thing caves in on itself. None of her magical skills are adequately explained; they are not really differentiated either, and -- this is where I check out -- they all become interchangeable. Plot developments cease to have meaning, because anything that happens to or around Binti can be explained by appealing to at least three or four sets of magical abilities that can come into play. And so it's no longer important why or how things happen the way they do: the answer is an undifferentiated "because of interchangeable magical nonsense." At that point, any semblance of plot, tension, relevance or storytelling evaporates -- none of it means anything anymore.
Binti ended up turning into a cheap, massively overpowered Mary Sue; an interesting Afrofuturist series left me with a sense of worst-of-YA-fanfic. Disappointing.
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LibraryThing member iansales
Like Clark, Okorafor also appears twice in this year’s Hugo nominations – for this novella and for the Black Panther comic she scripted. I have to admit I don’t understand the acclaim her fiction receives. She’s a fascinating person and is an excellent role model, but what little fiction by
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her I’ve read has struck me as simplistic and badly-written. It doesn’t help that Binti: The Night Masquerade is the third and, I think, final part in the Binti series. I read the first, and thought it interesting, if not particularly well put-together. But it was much better than this one, in which this happens and then that happens and then something else happens and then Binti is killed and then she comes back to life and then it all abruptly ends. It doesn’t help that the title refers to a nightmarish figure who appears to Binti, and yet the name of it – the Night Masquerade – clearly indicates it’s a fucking fake but everyone is too fucking stupid to realise. Anyway, Binti returns home but her family are dead, except they’re not really, and there are two races at war with each other but it’s almost impossible to keep straight because Okrafor is more interested in Binti’s feels than she is setting the scene. I’m no fan of exposition, and I disagree entirely with Kim Stanley Robinson’s statement “it’s just another form of narrative”, and “streamlining exposition into the narrative” is another piece of writing advice that gets my back up… Which is not to say there’s zero info-dumping in Binti: the Night Masquerade. There’s plenty. But it’s all about Binti and her culture, or that of her male companion. The rest of the world is so sketchy it might as well have been made-up on the spot by Binti herself. I really do not rate these novellas, and I’m mystified by the love shown to them. Show Less
LibraryThing member mbmackay
The final volume of the Binti trilogy. I loved the first and enjoyed the next two, but with decreasing scores.
This one seemed more sociology than scifi, which is fine and interesting, but I missed the sizzle of the scifi.
But this is comparitive stuff. Looking back, this trilogy is a great addition
This one seemed more sociology than scifi, which is fine and interesting, but I missed the sizzle of the scifi.
But this is comparitive stuff. Looking back, this trilogy is a great addition
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LibraryThing member bell7
Book 3 of the Binti trilogy starts of with a bang, with her and her new friend Mwinyi racing back to her home and family, who may be in terrible danger. Binti also hasn't heard from Okwu, her Meduse friend whose people are mortal enemies of the Khoush. The Khoush don't think much of the Himba,
The first two books are novellas, and this one - while still short, and fast-paced reading - is a little longer. Binti has grown so much, and you see her develop as a person taking in new cultures and ways of understanding the world almost despite herself. It's also just a really inventive, fun story to read and I really enjoyed seeing how it all came together. These are definitely books I would reread.
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Binti's people, and she knows that they wouldn't blink at annihilating them to get to the Meduse if they really want war. Can she, a master harmonizer, bring peace once again?The first two books are novellas, and this one - while still short, and fast-paced reading - is a little longer. Binti has grown so much, and you see her develop as a person taking in new cultures and ways of understanding the world almost despite herself. It's also just a really inventive, fun story to read and I really enjoyed seeing how it all came together. These are definitely books I would reread.
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LibraryThing member nmele
The third book in Binti's story reveals and resolves some of the conflicts which have arisen over the course of her life, and her development as a person continues, as do her relationships with others. Like everyone else who has read these books, I hope for at lest one more Binti book!
LibraryThing member jnwelch
Binti: The Night Masquerade concludes a trilogy of slim sci-fi novellas set partly in an Africa-like environment and partly in space. That a wonderful university attended by members of more species than found in the Star Wars bar. This is an excellent wrap-up of an inventive series. What an
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imagination Okorafor has. Binti is a young girl who feels a calling beyond her village's traditions, and ends up both bonding with an alien jellyfish-like creature, and having alien technology awakened within her. Bitter tribal divisions make little sense to her, and as a "harmonizer", she seeks unity despite zealous resistance. This is a great story, with adventure, romance, imaginative settings, and an irresistible main character. If you haven't tried the first one, Binti, yet, give it a go. Even my non-sci-fi reading wife loved it. Show Less
LibraryThing member quondame
The final portion of the Binti story, this volume at least seams twice the length of either of the first two. Altogether they make one moderate length book.
The story is well written and moves well, the characters are interesting and mostly believable. It takes an eclectic attitude about it's
the seemingly ever increasing capabilities of the heroine Binti, whose insistence on her Himba identity is constantly contradicted by her non-Himba actions.
But that is pretty realistic for a 17 year old. I'm not a huge fan, despite of this series, partly because it seemed way over hyped for such slim volumes which really aren't
all that original. I have read a great many stories with exceptional young women driven to leave their family and planet of origin, and many of them encounter very interesting aliens in their travels. The compulsive obsessive treatment of otjize and the way the death of characters was manipulated are other things I found off-putting.
The story is well written and moves well, the characters are interesting and mostly believable. It takes an eclectic attitude about it's
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aliens and the seemingly ever increasing capabilities of the heroine Binti, whose insistence on her Himba identity is constantly contradicted by her non-Himba actions.
But that is pretty realistic for a 17 year old. I'm not a huge fan, despite of this series, partly because it seemed way over hyped for such slim volumes which really aren't
all that original. I have read a great many stories with exceptional young women driven to leave their family and planet of origin, and many of them encounter very interesting aliens in their travels. The compulsive obsessive treatment of otjize and the way the death of characters was manipulated are other things I found off-putting.
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LibraryThing member Herenya
I didn’t have very strong feelings about Binti and Binti: Home, and this one took me by surprise, both in terms of what happened and how strongly I felt about it.
Binti tries to save her family and avert a war. She also comes to an understanding -- a powerful acceptance -- of her identity. She has
I liked how this novella pulled together the threads running throughout the trilogy and that, although it is a story involving conflict and loss, there was also acceptance and joy.
I pulled from deep within me, from the earth beneath my feet, from what I could reach beyond the Earth above. Because I was a master harmonizer and my path was through mathematics, I took what came and felt it as numbers, absorbed it as math, and when I spoke, I breathed it out. “Please,” I said, the words coming from my mouth cool in my throat, pouring over my tongue and lips. I was doing it; I was speaking the words to power. I was uttering deep culture. “End this,” I said, my voice full and steady. “End this now.”
Binti tries to save her family and avert a war. She also comes to an understanding -- a powerful acceptance -- of her identity. She has
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not followed the path expected of a Himba girl; she has left home and has changed physically as well as personally by her experiences; she has a bond to a Meduse and has learnt things about her heritage from her father’s family.I liked how this novella pulled together the threads running throughout the trilogy and that, although it is a story involving conflict and loss, there was also acceptance and joy.
I pulled from deep within me, from the earth beneath my feet, from what I could reach beyond the Earth above. Because I was a master harmonizer and my path was through mathematics, I took what came and felt it as numbers, absorbed it as math, and when I spoke, I breathed it out. “Please,” I said, the words coming from my mouth cool in my throat, pouring over my tongue and lips. I was doing it; I was speaking the words to power. I was uttering deep culture. “End this,” I said, my voice full and steady. “End this now.”
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LibraryThing member jdifelice
This book was a rollercoaster of emotions and plot. It powerfully talked about identity, self acceptance and trying to fit in the the molds people place on you. I really enjoyed this trilogy as a whole, and definitely recommend reading the second and third books back to back.
LibraryThing member m_mozeleski
This was a FANTASTIC series!
I wish there were more of them, they're so vivid and entirely well-written. I love the setting, I love the imagery, and boy do I enjoy the story. I am so happy about the way the series ended, although I would love to see more Binti stories. I can't get enough.
I
This series was so well put together and very different from what I normally read, but I could read it all day long and never get tired of it.
You gotta read this!!
I wish there were more of them, they're so vivid and entirely well-written. I love the setting, I love the imagery, and boy do I enjoy the story. I am so happy about the way the series ended, although I would love to see more Binti stories. I can't get enough.
I
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lovelovelove Oozma Uni's reaction to the Binti at the end though. It made me laugh out loud.This series was so well put together and very different from what I normally read, but I could read it all day long and never get tired of it.
You gotta read this!!
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LibraryThing member greeniezona
Sometimes I thought that this was my favorite of the three books in the trilogy, and sometimes I was deeply annoyed by it. Sometimes I saw major plot points coming a mile away and sometimes I had no idea what was happening.
But there were so many moments of pleasant surprise that I could hardly help
I am still actually irritated by a few scenes -- but overall I am charmed. One of the most original voices writing in science fiction today.
But there were so many moments of pleasant surprise that I could hardly help
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but be fond of this book -- and the recurring theme that in order to be a bridge/diplomat/peace-builder between species that she must physically become partly that species -- and in doing so take on some amazing new abilities that also came with significant costs... Well. That I loved.I am still actually irritated by a few scenes -- but overall I am charmed. One of the most original voices writing in science fiction today.
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LibraryThing member DarthDeverell
Nnedi Okorafor concludes the Binti trilogy in Binti: The Night Masquerade. The story begins almost exactly where the previous novella left off, with Binti caught in a fresh conflict between the Khoush and Meduse while her home burns and her awakened Enyi Zinariya abilities disorient her. Okorafor
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perfectly captures this disorientation and chaos at the beginning, setting the tone for the revelations of latter half of the novella. The Night Masquerade continues to develop the world that Okorafor established in the first novella, offering a middle path to conflict and a magical way of seeing the harmony in nature. Additionally, Okwu and Mwinyi are delightful in their interactions with each other and add more charm to that world. Okorafor writes, "Binti was change, she was revolution, she was heroism" (pg. 137). In this, she perfectly summarizes the themes of all three books. While this book addresses some heavy issues, Okorafor also includes some humorous scenes that recall the anarchic style of Douglas Adams. Oomza Uni is a limitless source of characters and possibilities and, though Okorafor may have finished Binti's story, I hope she returns to this wonderful world in future stories. Show Less
LibraryThing member chavala
What a strong finish to this trilogy! I think this may have been my favorite of the three. I love how Binti keeps evolving ... literally!
LibraryThing member villemezbrown
The Binti trilogy comes to a conclusion by ambling toward a moment of violence and crisis and then sort of rambling away from it. My expectations for the volume were not met and some aspects were very predictable, but I still found myself drawn along by the author's vision and voice and will
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LibraryThing member roniweb
The mark of a genius writer is one who can wrap up a trilogy in a way that stays true to the spirit of the first book. Nnedi Okorafor has fulfilled this difficult task with "The Night Masquerade".
I will admit that I had my doubts near the end. Binti’s journey in the last third of this book is
When I read “Binti” a few years ago, I saw it as a premiere novel for young adults ready to leave the safety of their parents’ homes to start their own journeys. The third book in her journey encapsulates the brutality that goes into forging one’s own path and the blow back that some have to manage when it comes to familial disappointments. At the same time it exhibits the loving and stumbling manner in which we craft chosen families. Pop culture and literature are full of bands of misfits that evolve into family - Buffy, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Lauren Oya Olamina's Earthseed - Binti’s crew joins these ranks.
As with the other books in this series, there is graphic violence, death, and heartbreak. I firmly believe these books are young adult, definitely not children’s books. The intelligence of the books lends itself well to readers who are young adults at heart.
I will admit that I had my doubts near the end. Binti’s journey in the last third of this book is
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one that made me frustrated. Frustrated at what was happening and the thought that Okorafor had jumped the shark. But somehow she recovered and landed an excellent and fitting ending for our hero. When I read “Binti” a few years ago, I saw it as a premiere novel for young adults ready to leave the safety of their parents’ homes to start their own journeys. The third book in her journey encapsulates the brutality that goes into forging one’s own path and the blow back that some have to manage when it comes to familial disappointments. At the same time it exhibits the loving and stumbling manner in which we craft chosen families. Pop culture and literature are full of bands of misfits that evolve into family - Buffy, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Lauren Oya Olamina's Earthseed - Binti’s crew joins these ranks.
As with the other books in this series, there is graphic violence, death, and heartbreak. I firmly believe these books are young adult, definitely not children’s books. The intelligence of the books lends itself well to readers who are young adults at heart.
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LibraryThing member LisCarey
I previously read and reviewed the first two Binti novellas, Binti and Binti: Home.
With the Khoush heading for Osemba intending to kill Okwu and restart the war with the Meduse, Binit is also rushing home from her stay with her father's people, the Enyi Zinariya, because her newly activated
And she needs to do it even when she arrives to find her family's home burned with them inside, the Khoush having restarted the war with the Meduse, and the Himba council reluctant to play any part in trying to end it even though they'll be caught in the middle and be crushed, too.
There's a lot going on here, and I haven't scratched the surface with that description, but it is once again rich and satisfying. Binti, Okwu, and Binti's new friend Mwinyi, all have a lot of learning and growing to do in very little time.
Recommended.
I received this novella as part of the 2019 Hugo Voters Packet.
With the Khoush heading for Osemba intending to kill Okwu and restart the war with the Meduse, Binit is also rushing home from her stay with her father's people, the Enyi Zinariya, because her newly activated
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abilities, both Meduse and zinariya, tell her that her family is in immediate danger. Binti is struggling to learn about herself, even as she needs to learn about secrets not just from her father's people but the secrets of her own Himba people.And she needs to do it even when she arrives to find her family's home burned with them inside, the Khoush having restarted the war with the Meduse, and the Himba council reluctant to play any part in trying to end it even though they'll be caught in the middle and be crushed, too.
There's a lot going on here, and I haven't scratched the surface with that description, but it is once again rich and satisfying. Binti, Okwu, and Binti's new friend Mwinyi, all have a lot of learning and growing to do in very little time.
Recommended.
I received this novella as part of the 2019 Hugo Voters Packet.
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LibraryThing member lavaturtle
A good conclusion to the trilogy.. I love the characters and the various alien species.
LibraryThing member MaowangVater
Binti, newly a member of the Enyi Zinariya (the people her fellow Himba called the Desert People) is experiencing nightmarish visions of her family being burned alive. She and her new friend, Mwinyi, hurry back to her home village and find her home and the tent where her alien partner was staying
Once again, Okorafor delivers a space opera that exceeds all expectations that her readers may have about how things will turn out. It’s a story that’s filled not only with unexpected plot twists and turns, but also a meditation on what it means to be a person who’s become part of several additional alien cultures, two of them non-human.
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burned to the ground. Devastated by grief from the loss of her family, she nevertheless attempts to broker a peace between her partner’s people, the Meduse, and the humans who attacked her home, the Khoush, whose land borders that of the Himba. It seems hopeless, the Khoush and the alien Meduse have been at war for generations.Once again, Okorafor delivers a space opera that exceeds all expectations that her readers may have about how things will turn out. It’s a story that’s filled not only with unexpected plot twists and turns, but also a meditation on what it means to be a person who’s become part of several additional alien cultures, two of them non-human.
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LibraryThing member over.the.edge
Binti
Binti:Home
Binti:The Night Masquerade
by Nnedi Okorafor
Tor
5.0 / 5.0
This Science Fiction novella trilogy is steeped in culture, traditions and family; and a strong female, Binti, who questions them. Binti Hope's to become a Bridge between two tribes to prevent a war that could wipe out her
In 'Binti', the first novella in this trilogy, she proves herself a mathematician, and is the first member of the Himbi people to be accepted into the prestigious Oozuma Uni. The Himbi tradition is to stay close to family, close to home. To attend Uni, she must leave home and board a transport ship to go to a new world. When Binto arrives, her dark skin and hair covered with a red clay called Otjize, a Himbi tradition, sets her apart and begins her questioning of Himbi tradition and history. To follow the tradition of this world, she must break the traditions she has grown up with.
In the second book of the trilogy, 'Home', Binto returns home to her family and elders of the Himbi, much changed woman. She worries she will not be accepted by her family.....
In the third and final book, 'The Night Masquerade ', conflict breaks between the Khoush and Meduse people. Binti and a friend try to intervene to avoid a conflict between them, but many of the Elders now see Binti as an outsider and are not willing to trust her intentions.
The use of math as magic was brilliant and works well for this plot. This series is full of emotion and beautifully written.
I highly recommend this series. All 3 books are short and fast to read. Binti is unforgettable.
Binti:Home
Binti:The Night Masquerade
by Nnedi Okorafor
Tor
5.0 / 5.0
This Science Fiction novella trilogy is steeped in culture, traditions and family; and a strong female, Binti, who questions them. Binti Hope's to become a Bridge between two tribes to prevent a war that could wipe out her
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entire race.In 'Binti', the first novella in this trilogy, she proves herself a mathematician, and is the first member of the Himbi people to be accepted into the prestigious Oozuma Uni. The Himbi tradition is to stay close to family, close to home. To attend Uni, she must leave home and board a transport ship to go to a new world. When Binto arrives, her dark skin and hair covered with a red clay called Otjize, a Himbi tradition, sets her apart and begins her questioning of Himbi tradition and history. To follow the tradition of this world, she must break the traditions she has grown up with.
In the second book of the trilogy, 'Home', Binto returns home to her family and elders of the Himbi, much changed woman. She worries she will not be accepted by her family.....
In the third and final book, 'The Night Masquerade ', conflict breaks between the Khoush and Meduse people. Binti and a friend try to intervene to avoid a conflict between them, but many of the Elders now see Binti as an outsider and are not willing to trust her intentions.
The use of math as magic was brilliant and works well for this plot. This series is full of emotion and beautifully written.
I highly recommend this series. All 3 books are short and fast to read. Binti is unforgettable.
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LibraryThing member renbedell
The third book in the Binti novella series continues her story as she tries to stop a conflict between two tribes while also finding her place among her tribe. It is another good and well written part of the series. While I did enjoy it, it is not nearly as good as the first two novellas.
LibraryThing member cavernism
Gosh this whole series was so good.
LibraryThing member Noeshia
I don't know if my rating is 3 stars or 4, so I put 3. This series has been both enjoyable and frustrating. There were some plot decisions that made no sense to me, which was made worse by the fact that I am really interested in this universe. At the end of this final book I am left feeling like I
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read something with a lot of promise that reminded me of a lot of books and movies that I loved, but mashed up in ways that didn't quite mesh for me. I want to love it, but I just don't. I'd totally try to read further books set in this universe though. Show Less
LibraryThing member ViragoReads
What an amazing finish to the series. Betrayal, secrets, new alien species, living spaceships that give birth to baby living spaceships. There are battles, deaths...just everything you want in a fantasy/scifi series.
I very much enjoyed Binti's character arc, as well as Okwu, there is even a both of
Excellent, colorful, descriptive writing. I look forward to reading more from the author!
I very much enjoyed Binti's character arc, as well as Okwu, there is even a both of
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growth from Binti's family and best friend. What I enjoyed about the ending, is that while it is an ending, it's also a beginning. And while I would definitely read another book in this series, there is a clear ending.Excellent, colorful, descriptive writing. I look forward to reading more from the author!
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LibraryThing member jennybeast
For me, this book isn't as strong as the first two -- maybe because it feels a lot like the plot just repeats and repeats -- Binti is gifted, she works to incorporate her gift, there is a moment of overwhelming violence, Binti survives and is changed. The change leads to a different gift, and
I appreciate that the world just keeps becoming more wondrous, and there are some moments of astounding imagination, of truly breathtaking imagery, so I'm glad I read it. It just didn't quite stand up to the first two for me.
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repeat.I appreciate that the world just keeps becoming more wondrous, and there are some moments of astounding imagination, of truly breathtaking imagery, so I'm glad I read it. It just didn't quite stand up to the first two for me.
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LibraryThing member soradsauce
I started the Binti series just a few weeks ago after having it sit on my digital bookshelf for a few months. Once I picked up Binti, I immediately moved on to Binti: Home. After finishing that book the same day, I went to Net Galley to see if the third and final installment was available. Lo and
The Night Masquerade was a superb ending to a riveting and often heart-wrenching story. Nnedi Okorafur is a spectacular world builder, especially making this epic universe in so few pages. Her style explains just enough to you that you know what the world and characters look like but it never holds your hand or drones on with detail (even though this world Okorafur has created is beautiful, vast, and very detailed).
I don't want to spoil any of the events in the book, but I grew to love Binti even more as a character and Mwinyi and Okwu became almost as near and dear to my heart as she was. The Night Masquerade was definitely the most emotionally gripping of the three, and it took me the longest to read, even though it wasn't very much longer than the other two. Dealing with the despair, the desperation and the disappointment that Binti feels through a lot of this book was tiring (in the best of ways).
The Binti series is a touching yet fun romp through space and cultures, and Okorafur deftly maneuvers difficult life decisions, grief, and sadness while maintaining a thread of hope, confidence, and pride in oneself throughout the book. I'd recommend this book to everyone who likes science fiction, especially girls from about 13 years old and up because Binti is a strong, relatable protagonist who struggles throughout each book but her independence and strength of character pulls her through even the darkest of days.
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behold, I requested The Night Masquerade and received it just after the new year. The Night Masquerade was a superb ending to a riveting and often heart-wrenching story. Nnedi Okorafur is a spectacular world builder, especially making this epic universe in so few pages. Her style explains just enough to you that you know what the world and characters look like but it never holds your hand or drones on with detail (even though this world Okorafur has created is beautiful, vast, and very detailed).
I don't want to spoil any of the events in the book, but I grew to love Binti even more as a character and Mwinyi and Okwu became almost as near and dear to my heart as she was. The Night Masquerade was definitely the most emotionally gripping of the three, and it took me the longest to read, even though it wasn't very much longer than the other two. Dealing with the despair, the desperation and the disappointment that Binti feels through a lot of this book was tiring (in the best of ways).
The Binti series is a touching yet fun romp through space and cultures, and Okorafur deftly maneuvers difficult life decisions, grief, and sadness while maintaining a thread of hope, confidence, and pride in oneself throughout the book. I'd recommend this book to everyone who likes science fiction, especially girls from about 13 years old and up because Binti is a strong, relatable protagonist who struggles throughout each book but her independence and strength of character pulls her through even the darkest of days.
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