Clap Back

Black Stars

De: Nalo Hopkinson

Narrado por: Adenrele Ojo

A past struggle for racial equity could achieve a profound future victory in this audacious short story about technology, hoodoo, and hope by a Nebula Award-winning author.

Burri is a fashion designer and icon with a biochemistry background. Her latest pieces are African inspired and crafted to touch the heart. They enable wearers to absorb nanorobotic memories and recount the stories of Black lives and forgiveness. Wenda doesn’t buy it. A protest performance artist, Wenda knows exploitation when she sees it. What she’s going to do with Burri’s breakthrough technology could, in the right hands, change race relations forever.

Nalo Hopkinson’s Clap Back is part of Black Stars, a multi-dimensional collection of speculative fiction from Black authors. Read or listen to them in a single sitting.

©2021 by Nalo Hopkinson. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

oh my Nokley

This was just wow. Powerful and intriguing; I was pulled into a world that is so similar and so different from my own in such a short span of time.

I may have to listen to this one twice

very well written and performed. But I don't understand how the two plots are connected. For that reason I may have to listen to this one a couple of times to understand what's really going on.

Excellent

Excellent and important.
Please put out more content like this.
This whole collection is excellent.

Enjoyed it

Enjoyed it. It was a cool concept and fascinating storyline. Would be a cool short series

Our Version

I thought the narrator did a fine job. And,the history was on point. Thank you!

For Us, By Her

The concept is one that I can get behind, and crave. This book asks "What if we had the power to take back Our Power?" And I loved every minute of it

A Strong Message

At first parts of this story were a little confusing. I think it had to do with the jump between a media report and the actual story. Otherwise this was a story that spoke powerfully about exploitation in less than 50 minutes.

Wenda chooses to speak up instead of staying quiet although it comes at a great cost. The narration definitely gave this story more of an impact as the story unfolds and we learn of the legacy that is left behind by both Wenda and Burri. The narrator does a wonderful job switching between the different characters yet making them distinctly their own.

There are other things in here that the message speaks of as well, but as I'm trying to keep this spoiler free I'm not going to discuss them. I will say though that this is definitely a story that will stick with you even if it's short.

How will it end?

An intriguing question on how to end racism, but should that end come at the expense of our uniqueness?

Great listen

nice to have a go at a listen such as this. love that the author touched in some items that are uncomfortable without moving away from telling the story.

Left Something To Be Desired

The jumps in the timeline were disjointed for me, still a good listen when working out or working on a task for which background entertainment is helpful.