Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge discussion

This thread is to mark your completion of the January challenge to fulfill prompt #2 An Afrofuturist book. You can join the group read or read a book of your choice.

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Would you recommend this book?

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would I recommend this book? Depends on the person.

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book? Maybe? I think I'd want to read the rest of the trilogy, or at least the second one, before making a decision on whether to recommend it. I would recommend the collection of short stories (Kabu Kabu) that I previously read by this author though.

Title: Shuri, Vol. 1: The Search For Black Panther
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book?
I would definitely recommend this book to people that love the marvel universe. I gave this 5 stars and I really enjoyed the crossovers that happened.

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi OK orator
Would you recommend this book? Maybe? Depending on the person. It wasn't my favorite but it isn't my favorite genre. I spent a lot of time in the beginning wrapping my brain around vocabulary, setting, etc. It took me a while to get into it. But it was a really fast read!

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book? I don't think so. I was truly disappointed. I needed much more detail.

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book? No. It felt rushed and I didn't feel like I understood what was happening the majority of the book.

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would You Recommend: Yes, really strong world building and just short enough that anyone would enjoy it, especially if they were looking to get out of their reading comfort zone.

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend: It was a quick read, but I wasn't in love with the story.

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
I would recommend this book, especially for someone who would like to try science fiction without committing to a full length novel.

Title: The Search For Black Panther
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book? Yes, I really enjoyed this one. A great graphic novel!

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would I recommend this book? Maybe? It depends on who. It’s a great introduction to this genre as it is a nice quick read, however that may also put some people off as it felt rushed and the vocabulary was difficult for me to understand in such a short read.

Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would I recommend this book? I honestly didn't enjoy it, but it is popular for a good reason, people enjoy it.

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book? It was very different from what I usually read. I felt like the book was a major set up for subsequent Binti adventures. I enjoyed it, but didn't LOVE it,

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book? Probably not, as I can’t say I truly loved it. But if they are a hardcore SciFi fan, then maybe.

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book? No, but I don't care for science fiction. I was more fascinated with the human details of the otjize and the thoughts around that.

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book? Possibly, it depends on the person. It was really well written and you get a sense of the world the author created but it ended very abruptly with a lot of questions unanswered. I know there are other books following so it might be best to read the whole series.

Title : the Fifth season
Author : N K Jemisin
Recommend? : This book was completely out of my comfort zone. I don't particularly like fantasy and I didn't like this book. It was too complicated, too dark and sad.

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book? Yes. It was really different from what I usually read so it was a nice change of pace to read something so fast-paced and so easy. It was amazing how quickly you understood the world and the characters in such a short book.

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book? Probably not. I am not a fan of science fiction, so I didn't really enjoy it. However, the anthropologist in me loved the parts where she discusses her people, and the Otjize and how and why her people use it.

Title: The Black God's Drums
Author: P. Djèlí Clark
Would you recommend this book? Yes, especially if you like strong Black Female leads! Plenty of LGBTQIIA+ representation. Well done to the author for researching and really trying to understand the orishas -- and the writing is close to my experience :)

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend the book? Only to Sci-fi fans.

Title: Binti Home and The Night Masquerade

Author: Nnedi Okorafor

Would you recommend this book? I would recommend the first two. I really didn't care for the third.

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okirafor
Would you recommend the book? No, I wanted to like it but I felt it was flat and hurried. I haven’t and don’t intend to, read the other books in the trilogy.

Title: Binti: The Complete Trilogy
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book? Yes, and I already have. But it would have to be with the right person.

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book: Yes! I wasn’t expecting to like it very much because I don’t enjoy sci-fi or aliens much but I found myself drawn in to Binti’s struggle within herself to accept the cultural differences she was trying to hold on to while also trying to evolve outside of parental expectations. I like the diversity aspect that was presented and feel it is quite fitting for today’s society.

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book? I would recommend it to someone who likes novellas. I didn't quite work for me because it was too short, but otherwise I liked it.

Title: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
Author: Mackenzie Lee
Would you recommend this book? Absolutely! It's entertaining and satisfying and the perfect balance of love and adventure

Title-Binti
Author,-Nnedi Okorafor
would you recommend this book?? Unlikely.

Title: The Obelisk Gate
Author: N.K. Jemisin
Would you recommend this book? Not sure - the series hasn't blown me away so far, but it's not actually bad. Maybe a recommendation with caveats?

Title: The Fifth Season
Author: N.K. Jemisin
Recommend: I felt thrown into the world at the begining and because I was too busy trying to figure out the different roles and languages it took me a bit of time to adjust and get into the story. Then I loved it. So yes I would recommend, but not for everyone.

Title: Binti: The Complete Trilogy
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book? Definitely! I really enjoyed reading the novellas (and short story) in this collection, and plan to read them again in the future. I feel like this book will turn out to be one that reveals something new each time it is read.

Title: The City We Became
Author: N.K. Jemisin
Recommend: I would recommend her other series : The Fifth Season

Title: The Night Masquerade
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book? Having read the other two novellas in this series, I decided to complete it for this month's reading challenge. I highly recommend. Beautiful voice, interesting world.

Title: How Long 'til Black Future Month?
Author: N.K. Jemisin
Would you recommend this book? Yes. Like all short story collections, not every story resonated with me, but it was a good mix and there were plenty of brilliant stories. There were also some that didn't fit the traditional sci-fi/fantasy mold - more literary or experimental - that mean even people who aren't normally fantasy readers should find something to enjoy.

Title: Binti
Author: by Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book? Although I didn't like it as much as I had hoped I would, I still would recommend it. It's an interesting story line.

Title: Binti
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would I recommend? Yes. I read the trilogy last year and after rereading this month, I would Def recommend

Title: Bunting
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Would you recommend this book? yes, it is short and the world she creates is full of rich cultures and the characters are worthwhile.

I actually read this in January.
Title: Zone One
Author: Colson Whitehead
would you recommend this book? Um... NO! I just didn't get it...and could never follow the plot/story.

Binti
Nnedi Okorafor
Yes I would recommend the whole.series.

Title: Children of Blood and Bone
Author: Tomi Adeyemi
Would you recommend this book: Absolutely! I would also recommend the second book - Children of Virtue and Vengeance

**read this in January

Title: The List of Things That Will Not Change
Author: Rebecca Stead
Would you recommend this book: Of course! I really loved this!!!