![]() She combines both the age-old traditions of her Himba people, a strong desire to become more and an adventurous/rebellious streak. It’s a lovely big ‘what if?’ and Binti herself is wonderful. One of the things I love most about science fiction is its thought experiment nature: what would happen if X? If Y were true, how would we evolve? What if Z is out there? Okorafor’s novellas present a space-faring future world from the point of view of a young African girl from a very traditional, grounded, inward-looking people, and then gives her admission to the best university in the universe. Maybe I’ll learn, but it’s doubtful.Īnyhow, I read the Binti books back to back last week, and as a result finally ordered Lagoon (only four years late, I guess it could be worse). I want to know and read everything, but as a result I end up knowing and reading far less than I would if I just got on with it, instead of bouncing about all over the place trying to find out all the things. This dreadful inability to retain stuff frustrates me more than I can say. When people started talking about the Binti novellas I didn’t even connect Okorafor with Lagoon at first. ![]() ![]() I am ashamed to say I then did absolutely nothing about getting or reading it. I was hugely excited at the prospect of a book in which aliens landed in Africa and immediately added it to my list. I first heard of Nnedi Okorafor back in 2014 when I read about her novel Lagoon. ![]()
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