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Home (Binti, #2)
Home (Binti, #2) | Nnedi Okorafor
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CatLass007
Home (Binti, #2) | Nnedi Okorafor
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I enjoyed this book very much. But lately I‘ve been listening to a number of books in which the protagonist feels like something they‘ve done has caused catastrophic events. “It‘s all because of me.” In Binti‘s case her family and friends believe so too. Binti is brave, proud, and ambitious. The ambition is what makes her family so angry and resentful. They call her selfish. It‘s the distant future, and her people still believe (cont)⬇️

CatLass007 a woman‘s highest duty is to get married and have babies. I realize that science fiction is a way of viewing the present through a different lens. But it pisses me off that it‘s the way it is NOW. And it terrifies me that it might continue to be this way. This was one of the books I selected for the September #AuthorAMonth but I‘m only now getting to it. (edited) 12mo
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Jas16
Home (Binti, #2) | Nnedi Okorafor
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For me this suffered from middle book in the trilogy syndrome. It wasn‘t helped by the fact I started it on audio and had to switch to print when I realized I was losing focus. I loved Binti returning home after all of these experiences that have changed her so much. I wanted more of her with her family. However there is no way, after an ending like that on, that I could possibly pass on the next book.Light pick #authoramonth

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vonnie862
Home (Binti, #2) | Nnedi Okorafor
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This is the second book in the series and it takes place a year after the first book. Binti wants to go home but is faced with finding out who she and her family really are while facing difficulties of prejudices and gender roles. This was a good book but there were parts that I found myself zoning out. However, I do want to read the 3rd book. 3.5 ⭐️

#bookspinbingo #16 @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 1y
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Centique
Binti: Home | Nnedi Okorafor
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I‘ve bailed on the last 3 books I‘ve picked up (it‘s not you books, it‘s me) so I jumped to the second book in the Binti series knowing it would be short, engaging and thoughtful. It was! The Binti series is amazing for imagining a future universe with space travel and alien interaction but also probing the mystery/foreigness that other cultures on earth remain to each other.⬇️

Centique The first book was more of a thriller, this one has more to do with Binti‘s family and her character development. 2y
Centique Background photo - out on a friends boat on Friday. Got a bit stuck when the winch electronics malfunctioned. Luckily we had some strong people on board who managed to haul the anchor up by hand (all chain and in 50 feet of water 😬) 2y
Reggie Are you gonna read the 3rd one because something in there totally almost destroyed me. It‘s soooo good! Glad you were able to make it back! 2y
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Centique @Reggie yes I have it ordered from the library. Such a good series! How are you doing my friend? 2y
Reggie I made a longer joke about how I‘m glad ya‘ll didnt get heat stroke and none of you know how to swim and that nobody was on the water to rescue you so that eventually ya‘ll had to eat each other, but that‘s how my horror mins works. Lol, good how bout you? I had an interview with a company a couple of weeks ago to work somewhere better so cross your fingers for me. 2y
Reggie Mind not mins 2y
Centique @Reggie that‘s so exciting! I will cross all my fingers! Yeah I had a few moments worrying about being stuck out there - but we weren‘t that far out and Coastguard would have come rescued us. Still glad we didn‘t have to eat anyone 😂😂😂 2y
Centique @Reggie we‘re all good. It‘s been a long winter with everyone getting COVID and flu cos our borders are back open (thank god) So finally everyone is well again and seeing a bit of sun and hopefully the mood will lift 😊 2y
Reggie @Centique there are some people at my work on their 3rd round of Covid. It gets crazy there. We‘ve had it in waves. I‘m glad ya‘ll are ok. 2y
TrishB I had exactly the same thoughts as @Reggie 😁 2y
Centique @Reggie yeah we‘re going to get waves of it too I‘m sure. Just got to do the best we can - best wishes to you to keep your head above it 💕 2y
Centique @TrishB thank god I‘m not a character in a book cos you know that‘s what would happen!! 🤪 2y
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DimeryRene
Binti: Home | Nnedi Okorafor
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I thought I loved the first cover design. I love this one even more. In this one Binti goes back home after her first semester at university. She brings a friend. 🐙

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AFrostCauseReads
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Reading the second story ‘Home‘ was my #bookspin pick for January. That story felt more like set up for the final story (which I‘m in the middle of right now).

I immensely enjoyed the first story. It‘s sci-if, but deals with so many other issues than just murderous aliens. Extremely creative and well crafted! I look forward to finishing the trilogy!

@TheAromaofBooks

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Leniverse
Home (Binti, #2) | Nnedi Okorafor
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#BeginsWith #Home

This is one I've read, for a change, instead of a half forgotten part of my endless TBR. 😅

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Haha!! Awesome 👏🏻 3y
Eggs “A half forgotten part of my endless TBR” like your favorite blues song 🎶 3y
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alisiakae
Binti: Home | Nnedi Okorafor
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I‘m a bigger fan of the Akata Witch series, probably because I prefer fantasy over science fiction. However, I do love the characters and world building in this series, and the storyline definitely took a turn I was not expecting.

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TK-421
Binti: Home | Nnedi Okorafor
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Listening to Binti:Home while crocheting another kitty shelter donation blanket & watching my #readingbuddy nap on the floor. #audiocrocheting

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Gnora
Binti: Home | Nnedi Okorafor
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I am super loving Binit and getting to see more and more of her world. It's deep and vibrant and wonderful.

Image Text: Okwu was happiest around human beings when it was menacingly looming. Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor

#scifi #afrofuturist #novella #sequel #audio

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vlwelser
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Mehso-so

This series just isn't doing it for me. Which is a shame because I like her other series a lot.

#BookSpinBingo free square
@thearomaofbooks did I spell this wrong? It doesn't seem to want to work today.

TheAromaofBooks I'm not sure, I got the tag, so that part worked!!! 4y
vlwelser @TheAromaofBooks your name didn't pop up in the little list. It seems to be working now. 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yours was my oldest notification so it was the first one I checked this morning. The next few I looked at after yours complained about the same thing, so apparently there were some site-wide tagging issues yesterday!! 4y
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Butterfinger
Binti: Home | Nnedi Okorafor
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Poor Binti - Born to be a peacemaker (Harmonizer) she wants to please her family, yet she can't control the events that happen around her. It all seems out of her control while she is learning about her ancestors and the power that was bequeathed to her. A fascinating world building by Okorafor with hints of her Nigerian heritage. Can't wait to read book 3.

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rockpools
Binti: Home | Nnedi Okorafor
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I spent the first half of the book feeling meh, SFF really isn‘t my ‘thing‘ and loving Binti must have been a blip. Then the second half was not long enough (I know!) - I wanted to spend much more time in the desert, and may have to get book 3 sooner rather than later.

So hmm. I guess I‘m more interested in Binti working out who she‘s becoming and the world‘s she‘s connected to than the conflicty bits.

Also, this definitely isn‘t a standalone.

rockpools This is the first of my #CrushtheRush books - thanks for the push @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick ! Also I actually have an entry on #Bookspinbingo this month 🎉 @TheAromaofBooks . And of course #BBRC #TeenAngst for Black MC in SFF novel @LibrarianRyan @Sarahreadstoomuch 😊 4y
Butterfinger I plan on this book for November too. 4y
rockpools @Butterfinger 👍🏻 Hope you enjoy it! 4y
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LibrarianRyan 😁❤️👍🏻 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yay! Great progress!! 4y
Sarahreadstoomuch 👍👍👍 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Yay! I'm glad the book turned around for you. 4y
Reggie Part three gets good and sent me into a mini tailspin. Glad you‘re liking this. 4y
rockpools @Reggie Oops! I accidentally bought part 3. I might just have to keep reading 😁 4y
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Aussie_SFF
Home (Binti, #2) | Nnedi Okorafor
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Having spent a year at Oomza Uni, Binti is feeling more out of sorts than ever, she asks for leave for herself and Okwu, her Meduse friend as an ambassador for their people to earth and her home.
Another excellent instalment in the Binti Trilogy that truly wowed me.
Full of far distant sci fi elements and the same prejudices we are dealing with today.
5/5 Stars

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brandierickson
Binti: Home | Nnedi Okorafor
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Excited to read this, although it‘s been a while since I read the first novella, so I hope I can follow the plot.

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CaitZ
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After a year at Oomza Uni, Binti returns to earth. She feels isolated from her people and hopes to reconnect with family and friends, but things don't go as planned. This is the second installment in the trilogy and I'm looking forward to listening to the last. The narrator on these is excellent.

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claudiuo
Home (Binti, #2) | Nnedi Okorafor
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After finishing the first book in the series I was looking forward to this second one and it didn't disappoint, in fact I liked it more than the first one. This time the story happens on Earth not in space like the first book but this made it even better for me, the mystery and revelations being more enjoyable for me. Definitely a pick, I will start the third book soon.

claudiuo @TheAromaOfBooks Another book from my #bookspinbonanza that I've read out of order (it is number 5 in my list, still haven't read the first 4 but it was due back to the library tomorrow so I had to get to it). Out of order but I am getting to read all these books so, as every time... thank you! 5y
TheAromaofBooks Yay! It's always happy when a sequel lives up to the first book!! Glad you enjoyed this one!! 5y
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Tracyantoon
Home (Binti, #2) | Nnedi Okorafor
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This is the 2nd installment in the Binti trilogy. I loved the first one-just gobbled it right up. I had a little trouble with this one though. I think my issue is that I did this on audiobook. I struggled with Akata Witch too on audio. I think some authors/books are harder for me to consume through my ears vs my eyes. Not sure if that makes any sense but I‘m sticking with it. Still overall a pick.

TerriGreen I completely agree with audio vs physical. Anything with a large cast of characters I do better reading in physical form as I often flip back for reference. This often goes for fantasy or mystery too. 5y
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uwak
Binti: Home | Nnedi Okorafor
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my time not spent on schoolwork or working from home stuff is spent on video games and reading, to the surprise of no one. I read the first Binti novella 3 years ago and never got back to them til my partner bought the trilogy collection. thank goodness for wikipedia summaries bringing me up to speed.

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WhatWouldJaneDo
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Enjoying this nice day! Still a smidge chilly for me but I enjoyed the fresh air.

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S3V3N
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Mehso-so

I loved the first book. This one was just so-so. It was a quick read.

overtheedge That first one was soooooo good! 5y
S3V3N @overtheedge Yes, I loved the first one. 5y
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Bibliogeekery
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I read this one aloud on the way home from my road trip. (I didn't have wifi so am posting all my trip books today). This was another fun reread for me. I love Binti and the complex coming or age issues she faces - becoming part jellyfish, have alien DNA activated in her - you know, the usual stuff. 😂 Looking forward to book three!

Kammbia1 I just started reading this one today. 5y
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Bibliogeekery
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Next up in road trip read along. I'm enjoying these books out loud with pals even more than when I read them on my own!

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rsteve388
Binti: Home | Nnedi Okorafor
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Happy First Day of Book Fitness Challenge Round 3!

I have just finished this awesome book! Binti Home which is the second book in the Binti Series by Nnedi Okorafor. This book focuses on a home coming for Binti and her difficulties dealing with her many identities.

Binti in this book is learning a lot about who she is and where she comes frok and what tbat will mean for her future and her path. Excellent story. Loved listening to it.

Kammbia1 I just started reading this one today. 5y
rsteve388 It's awesome and HULU is making it into a series SQEE 5y
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juliegumdrop
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This is a stunningly original story. #scifi #sciencefiction

overtheedge Loved this whole series!! 5y
Kammbia1 I just started reading this one today. 5y
juliegumdrop @Kammbia1 it‘s good! Enjoy. 5y
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wyvernfriend
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This was a powerful read, Binti is an interesting character and her problems feel like things that come from her upbringing and what has happened to her, she's starting to be a bit less passive about what's going on with her and it will be interesting to see where this is going to take her.and how she is going to deal with what has happened to her family.
I want to write half as well as Nnedi does.

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jchawkins
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It seemed like Okorafor asked herself, "What do SFF books need so they're not superficial?" And then made a checklist & checked off the boxes as she wrote. "PTSD? Check. Transfolk? Check. Break down stereotypes? Check." Binti is the only character who isn't static, and everyone keeps forcing her to change, rather than it being her choice, so its not a show of her character. By the end I didn't care anymore, even with the cool world building.

TheAromaofBooks Passive main characters are a pet peeve of mine. Frequently, when I find myself feeling mildly aggravated about a book I realize it's because things are happening TO the character instead of the character DOING things. 5y
jchawkins @TheAromaofBooks YES. Main characters should have agency! 5y
Sunraven On the subject of peeves (thanks @TheAromaofBooks 😁), checkboxing like you describe is a major one of mine. The apparent popularity of substituting checkboxing for thoughtfulness has been driving me batty lately, so reading this review is balm for my soul. 😆 It‘s nice to not feel like I‘m the only one who notices that sort of thing ... whew. 5y
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jchawkins @Sunraven 😆 same here! I think it's because social sensitivity is SUCH a thing right now. It feels like a sort of clumsy way to try to ensure diversity and sensitivity in fiction writing (but movies seem to do it a lot too, now that I think of it...). Not bad in concept, just had in practice. 5y
Sunraven The funny not-funny thing about the current environment is that it makes me feel LESS safe — and I‘m multiply marginalized, theoretically someone supposed to feel supported by it. It‘s just that if someone substitutes checkboxes for thought, they‘re probably not going to understand me as a whole person. I am not my checkboxes, duh. Some “allies” even seem to view me as an enemy because I‘m not easy enough to checkbox. So yes, bad in practice. 😉 5y
jchawkins @Sunraven yeah, one would hope minds would he kept open, but that's not the reality as often as it should be. And the culture tends to also be weirdly censoring, too, which is probably related to that. At least, that's how I feel, as one who is not nearly as marginalized as others--not sure if it feels that way for others, though. 5y
Sunraven Oh, man, don‘t get me started on the censorship. That makes me angry no matter who does it. I get the impression that a lot of people are just taking their preexisting judgemental habits, or emulating the judgemental habits of mainstream people they want to fight, and peppering them with the Right Words to “prove” they‘re sensitive, so that the thought-framework is essentially the same whether people are allies or not, but flavored differently. 5y
Sunraven ...And it hurts my heart when people commandeer social science terms and concepts to use as weapons to justify their censorship and negativity, because I went to school for anthropology and its concepts get used the opposite of the way I feel they should be ... but school was a long time ago and I‘m out of practice arguing with people over that sort of thing. Le sigh. Anyway. 😉 5y
jchawkins @Sunraven haha yeah and you need people willing to hear the argument anyway, which many aren't. Ah well. 5y
Sunraven 100% true, and ah, well, indeed. Maybe being excruciatingly empathetic will be the next trend. 🤣 5y
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jchawkins
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Oh this is so true. So spot on.

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Emily92Bibliophile
Home (Binti, #2) | Nnedi Okorafor
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Loved this sequel! Make sure you have book 3️⃣ at the ready - it ends on a MAJOR cliffhanger 😱❗️

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ScientistSam
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I really enjoyed following Binti's story as she returns home after a year at university. She has to grapple with her identity and her relationship with her family and friends, and how these have changed as she has gone out into the world.

While I really enjoyed this novella, it did feel like it dealt a bit less with sweeping themes and focused more on one individual coming of age story.

quirkyreader This book looks like it has been massively loved. 5y
charl08 @quirkyreader that was what I was going to say! V good. 5y
ScientistSam @quirkyreader @charl08 doesn't it?! Library copy😀 5y
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AutumnRLS Read the next two! I love this trilogy of novellas. They're so good! 5y
ScientistSam @AutumnRLS only one more in the series! 5y
AutumnRLS @ScientistSam oops! For some reason I thought this was the first one. The third one made me cry. Sho good! 5y
Kammbia1 I just started reading this one today. 5y
ScientistSam @Kammbia1 hope you enjoy it! 5y
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Aimeesue
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That‘s right! Nnedi!

BookmarkTavern 😱😱😱 ❤️❤️❤️ I would be speechless! 5y
Aimeesue @chaoticgoodhufflepuff Whereas I was ever so eloquent and said "um, *sputter, sputter* I love your books!" ??? 5y
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Blaire
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Binti heads home bringing an alien being in an attempt to bring harmony among different species. When she returns she must confront how she is now different from her community and take a deeper look at her family‘s history. Ends on a big cliffhanger. Still not a sci-fi person but I‘ve enjoyed the first two books of this trilogy.

Leftcoastzen I‘m fascinated with And Prairie Dogs aren‘t Kosher.😃 6y
tournevis Being talked about at the panel I'm listening to right now! 6y
Blaire @Leftcoastzen I‘m staying at my aunt‘s house and it‘s on her shelf...it‘s a history of Jewish women in the upper Midwest in the 1800s. 6y
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Blaire @tournevis cool! Any good insights? 6y
Lcsmcat I have that edition of My Bookhouse. It was my father and his older brother‘s. 6y
tournevis @Blaire Many, more than I have space to write here. It's such a great exploration of identity and empire? 6y
tournevis @Blaire Supposed to be an exclamation point there 6y
Blaire @Lcsmcat cool! This set was my grandfather‘s and was passed down to my aunt. 6y
Blaire @tournevis yes, I liked how this one really delved into the meaning of identity and family. Just got the third one from the library. 6y
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Plaidsticks
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I don‘t say this often/never, but I really want a screen adaptation for this trilogy.

Kammbia1 I just started reading this one today. 5y
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sakeriver
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For whatever reason, I had expected this one to be more of a standalone story, the way that the first BINTI novella was. It‘s definitely the middle act of a trilogy, though. I liked it as much as the first one, and I‘m curious to see how it all ends up.

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sakeriver
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Next

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BarbaraJean
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I moved right into the second Binti book right after finishing the first, and I was pleased that it‘s twice as long and more fleshed out, dealing with a few threads I felt were dropped in the first. I still wanted more of Oomza Uni (it‘s the setting I‘m most fascinated by and yet see the littlest of). But I loved seeing Binti come home and work through how she‘s changed since she left—as well as integrate other pieces of her heritage and her past.

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brandybear22
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Finished 5 books on vacation, which was my plan, do anything else is extra joy and relaxation.

🏝😎☀️

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everlocalwest
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So much world building in a slim novella. In seeking a ritual rite in her tribe, Binti discovers much she did not know of her home and has to confront her own bias in a way that hasn't been challenged before. Okorafor blends these worlds so well; we see Binti so cosmopolitan at Uni speaking to people that look like literal bugs contrast against her distaste of the savage 'Desert People' who live on the outskirts of her home village.

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Weaponxgirl
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I really love this series. As soon as I start entering this world I‘m enthralled and wanting to know more. It‘s the sort of book that reminds me that I love sci fi when it‘s done well! Can I please see this as a tv series? Pretty please? #readingwomen2019 #readharder2019 #readblackwomen

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staci.reads
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There's so much to process from Book 2! 😯 I'm loving the cultural struggles and complexity of the worlds Okorafor has built. I'm looking forward to seeing how she ties it all together in Book 3!

WhatWouldJaneDo Ooh! I read the first one last month, excited to hear that they keep getting better! 6y
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Aimeesue
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Had a hard time getting back into this world, as I‘d read the first part months ago and some of the concepts/vocabulary wasn‘t re-explained. If I had it to do over, I‘d read them back to back.

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AiBBot
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If you do not want to challenge your presumptions/prejudice of yourself and your family, do not read this book. If you want to read a story about a woman‘s journey of self discovery by returning to the familiar with the purpose to challenge what was previously viewed as ‘correct‘ to discover truth, read this book.

FlowerFairy I absolutely love this photo 💜 6y
AiBBot @FlowerFairy It is from the Canada House in London. I was extremely lucky to get a tour! That is my favourite view from it. 6y
FlowerFairy Wow!!! It‘s beautiful 😍 6y
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SpeculativeFemale
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I finished Binti: Home while driving from a meeting today. I'm still not sure what I thought of it. I was enjoying it, but I feel like it ended too abruptly.

And whether it is from the book or just my hectic workday, I certainly am exhausted tonight. 😴

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SpeculativeFemale
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1. Binti: Home
2. Grasshopper Mocha
3. Coca Cola

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

rachelsbrittain Thanks for joining in ☕😊 6y
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SpeculativeFemale
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Hello Litsy friends. I know, it's been too long, but I'm still kicking, and reading. Work has just been...well, let's just say I don't think I had any real idea what I was walking into when I accepted this job. It's been rocky at times, but I've stuck with it. I'm still working on finding a balance, though.

Audiobooks have saved my sanity, to some degree, especially when traveling. Currently enjoying Binti: Home.

#prodigalreturns
#workaholic

readordierachel Nice to see you back! 6y
SpeculativeFemale @readordierachel Thanks, it's good to be back. I let the job kind of take over my life for a while. Really seeking a better balance now. 6y
Leftcoastzen Glad you are back. It can be tough finding balance in a new position.I hope things improve. 6y
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