Five-star review of Binti: The Complete Trilogy by Nnedi
Okorafor
A fine example of African-inspired science fantasy. I’d read
the first part of this trilogy before and knew I had to read it again plus the
rest of the story about Binti, a teenaged girl from a somewhat subjugated group
of people in a desert town where all the people have certain abilities. Binti
and her father are harmonizers who create astrolabes for the people of the
village and others to use. Binti’s use of mathematics to calm herself in times
of stress comes in handy during her off-planet trip to Oomza University and
what occurs on the journey, her experiences with others at school, and the
events of her return home. There is so much to this story that I’ll have to
think about to really understand her and what is happening around her. There
are lessons to be learned and parallels to what’s happened in our time.
