Book Review: Noor, Nnedi Okorafor Science Fiction: Noor, Nnedi Okorafor The problem with living in a world where everyone has a recording device is that everything can be recorded and broadcast virtually in real time. Anwuli Okwadili prefers the nickname AO. Rather than referring to her initials, though, to Anwuli the nickname stands for […]
Book Review: Lagoon, Nnedi Okorafor Science Fiction: Lagoon, Nnedi Okorafor Growing up with American science fiction, I have read many versions of “aliens have landed in” New York or London or Los Angeles or even Kansas or Iowa. Lagos? Nigeria? Not so much. Still, if aliens did come to Earth, why […]
Book Review: Remote Control, Nnedi Okorafor Science Fiction: Remote Control, Nnedi Okorafor Nnedi Okorafor is one of the masters of the novella. Her 2020 work, Remote Control, gives readers everything they love about her writing with a brand new character facing a very different world. Sankofa walks the roads of Ghana. Only […]
Book Review: Akata Warrior, Nnedi Okorafor Fantasy: Akata Warrior, Nnedi Okorafor This sequel to Akata Witch has everything you want in a young adult fantasy. Compelling characters, exciting plot, brilliant writing, ferocious enemies, and a beautifully built world. Nnedi Okorafor is an amazing writer and Akata Warrior is a wonderful book. Sunny Nwazue […]
Book Review: Akata Witch, Nnedi Okorafor Fantasy: Akata Witch, Nnedi Okorafor “My name is Sunny Nwazue and I confuse people.” That may be one of the best lines I’ll ever read introducing a character. Sunny is many things. An American girl growing up in Nigeria, the daughter of two Igbo parents. An albino. And as […]
Book Series Review: Binti; Binti: Home; Binti: The Night Masquerade, Nnedi Okorafor Science Fiction Series: Binti; Binti: Home; Binti: The Night Masquerade, Nnedi Okorafor Binti is one of the most extraordinary students on earth, so special that she has been accepted to Oomza University, the best university in the galaxy. Adding to her uniqueness is her tribe, the Himba, […]
