Sara's reading log

I am a book hoarder and reader. My main genre is SF, but I also love magic realism, fantasy and general fiction. Favorite authors are Iain M. Banks, Ursula K. LeGuin, Haruki Murakami, José Saramago, Isaac Asimov, Ben Aaronovitch and more. My rating system is based on five stars. I rate books based on my expectations and what a books aims to be. This means that the brilliant 'Fahrenheit 451' gets five stars because I thought it would be good, people said it was good, and it was good, but 'A Closed and Common Orbit' also gets five stars because in its series, in its style, I really enjoyed it and was not disappointed.

Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor

  • Started on: 2018-02-12
  • Finished on: 2018-02-12
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): Science Fiction

Right after finishing Binti and Binti: Home I picked up Binti: The Night Masquerade. The story continues on the cliffhanger of the last book (I am glad I am able to read these back-to-back, I think waiting for book three would have been so hard).

This book brings it all together. The conflict between the Khoush and the Meduse. The opinions of Binti’s family and elders of her tribe. The history of her father’s people. Her history. And it all comes down to who Binti is and wants to be. Respecting her history and traditions, and yet being her own person in her own way.

What can I say. I really liked the first two books, and this was a very good and satisfying conclusion. I still think these three novellas could have been one great book. Four out of five stars from me, and recommended to anyone who loves science fiction with roots in Earth history and traditions.

  • Started on: 2018-02-12
  • Finished on: 2018-02-12
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): Science Fiction

Right after finishing Binti and Binti: Home I picked up Binti: The Night Masquerade. The story continues on the cliffhanger of the last book (I am glad I am able to read these back-to-back, I think waiting for book three would have been so hard).

This book brings it all together. The conflict between the Khoush and the Meduse. The opinions of Binti’s family and elders of her tribe. The history of her father’s people. Her history. And it all comes down to who Binti is and wants to be. Respecting her history and traditions, and yet being her own person in her own way.

What can I say. I really liked the first two books, and this was a very good and satisfying conclusion. I still think these three novellas could have been one great book. Four out of five stars from me, and recommended to anyone who loves science fiction with roots in Earth history and traditions.