The Mary Sue Books and More Club discussion

This November we're reading Binti (Binti #1) by Nnedi Okorafor. Another novella, Binti is a Sci Fi space opera that really manages to pack a punch in these 90 pages.

I hope everyone gets a chance to join us or maybe continue the series if they've already read the first one. TBH I went ahead and got all three books, which include Home (#2) and The Night Masquerade (#3).

So, who will read this, who has read this, what did you think of the book and the series?

I read the whole series over the last year (almost 2 years for Binti maybe?) I really enjoyed the series on the whole, but my space-loving heart enjoyed books 1 and 3 the most.

I just started reading it this morning on the bus. I'm intrigued. Quite a relevant storyline for our current climate. I'm looking forward to seeing where Okorafor takes it.

I'm still reading Equal Rites (and a number of other books in parallel) but since I've now learned that it's pretty short I shall start Binti to be in sync! I found all three books in the series in a Kindle deal and I've enjoyed Who Fears Death so I'm looking forward to reading them. :)

I've read and enjoyed all three, some more than others. I'm excited for those of you who get to experience the series for the first time.

Finished it last night. I enjoyed it quite a bit. I’ll look for the rest of the series.

I love how rooted in mathematics Binti's world and culture is. I don't know that I've ever read something that is so sci-fi, yet gives me strong fantasy vibes. I'm blown away by how rich this book is.

Finished the first one. It was my second reading (I read it a couple years ago) and I actually upped my rating from 4 to 5 stars. I don't even know why I didn't give it 5 stars. I must've been stingy back then.

I absolutely loved the world building here. And in just 90 pages. I even felt like we missed out on so much (view spoiler)[ with the slaughter of everyone on board the fish-ship, all of her future friendships and escapades at Uni were cut off! (hide spoiler)] and my empathetic feeling of loss for Binti was much stronger this time. I can't state enough how amazing it is that we are brought so much culture - a new sci-fi world, math based cultures, aliens and diverse human interactions! - in just 90 pages.

I hope you all get a chance to read it. I honestly don't think anyone would be disappointed.

Very much looking forward to book 2

I recently finished the last (last?) book, The Night Masquerade. This was a 5 star series, imo. Every book had themes that ran much deeper than the main story, and I can't even believe how much is packed into each book. I think the longest one was maybe 200 pages. I hope you all enjoyed Binti and maybe were able to pick up the next book or two as well.

Anita wrote: "I recently finished the last (last?) book, The Night Masquerade. This was a 5 star series, imo. Every book had themes that ran much deeper than the main story, and I can't even beli..."
I agree completely! The series was crazy good in how much story and detail it packed into such short books! I absolutely loved it, and completely agree it was a 5 star series.