Binti

, #1

eBook, 96 pages

English language

Published Dec. 24, 2015 by Tor.com.

ISBN:
978-0-7653-8446-1
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3 stars (3 reviews)

Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs.

Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy. The world she seeks to enter has long warred with the Meduse, an alien race that has become the stuff of nightmares. Oomza University has wronged the Meduse, and Binti's stellar travel will bring her within their deadly reach.

If Binti hopes to survive the legacy of a war not of her making, she will need both the gifts of her people and the wisdom enshrined within the University, …

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2 stars

Binti tells the story of a young Himba girl, a master harmonizer and creator of astrolabs, who gets accepted to Oomza University. Despite everyone advising against it, she decides to go to the university and becomes one of the few of her people to leave their desert home and Earth.

I liked the way the Himba culture is an integral part of a science fiction story. I can't really judge the accuracy of the description, but the idea is nice. Similarly, meditation by mathematics plays well into the sci-fi theme.

However, the actual plot is too straight-forward and the behavior of people just does not seem to match reality. The theme of acceptance and forgiveness is tainted by a heavy vibe of Stockholm's syndrome.


The Meduse kill dozens of people, one of them - Okwu - threatens to kill Binti multiple times, but at the drop of a hat it …

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