Binti

[psocoptera]

Binti, Nnedi Okorafor, a Nebula-nominated novella published by Tor as part of their new novella line. I liked it! Nifty character background and detail around a classic "communication with previously-uncommunicatable-aliens" plot; there's some really solid, moving stuff about being changed by experiences, and what it means to be a stranger in a foreign land, made neatly concrete by some of the aforementioned character background. Also some good visuals and unexpected little moments - I could imagine the whole thing animated by Miyazaki, maybe, made me think of Nausicaa, or Laputa. Recommended!

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[ruthling.livejournal.com]

i just bought two of her books via amazon, this one and The Lagoon, to pad out an order of candy. looking forward to them. Read Who Fears Death and Akata Witch already.

[psocoptera.livejournal.com]

Those are all on my to-read list! So many books I want to read...