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The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor

31 reviews

draven_deathcrush's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I'm really sad that I didn't really like this series. I was really engaged with this last book, but I found that my problems lie within the main character. I actually don't really like Binti, and I thought this all the books, but particularly this one, have a YA trope quality to them that I really don't like. I just felt like Binti annoyed me sometimes, and I felt like a lot of things from the previous books were mentioned in a repetitive way, when the reader will probably remember those things. 

I still loved the world though, and the imagery was amazing, but Binti's character really got on my nerves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

dhiyanah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

alexalily's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

joanna_banana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The was my favorite of the Binti trilogy! I suppose it’s the book where it all comes together but even still. It was the longest and I felt like I knew Binti better and the Himba people and how they relate to others around them. Very timely commentary on war and how there are disputes no one can even remember why they are fighting they just believe the stories and hate passed down generation to generation. I was a little surprised in parts - a few twists and I wasn’t sure how it would be resolved, if at all. Okorafor has made an incredible world with so much detail. I want the Binti movie!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and War

tessatea333's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Just, wow! What a stunning series and beautiful close to the trilogy. I am in awe of how carefully and intricately woven this story was, and it inspires me to find hope where it feels impossible. Thank you Nnedi Okorafor!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Racism and Medical content

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

avacadosocks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Xenophobia

miniingrid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

Relectura de la trilogía de Binti acabada. Esta vez en catalán, y seguida (todo lo seguida que se puede hacer con poco tiempo para leer en papel).
Me he vuelto a emocionar, he visto la historia con una perspectiva ligeramente diferente y la he vuelto a disfrutar probablemente más que la primera vez. Los cambios son parte de la vida, y a veces solo nos falta verlos con la perspectiva y la compañía adecuada, y en el momento preciso para saber apreciarlos.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

queenkath32's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

A pretty good conclusion to the series, although I felt like I called the twists about

the deaths of Binti's family not being real, as well as her own death not being permanent

from a mile away. Not bad, necessarily, but then it just didn't feel very high stakes. That being said, while I usually find the final book in a series to be unsatisfying, The Night Masquerade offered me a satisfying conclusion to this trilogy, so I still say that I liked it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail