When the National Book Awards shortlist was announced, this was one of two on the fiction list I had not yet read, and the only one I hadn't heard of. It also happened to be available right away on Libby. I was hooked from the first.
Short stories of the eerie, unsettling, and sometimes horrific, set in Lagos, Nigeria. Aguda knows how to ensnare with just a few short sentences, how to skew the everyday just enough to shift reality... cont'd
It is a great October read for those who prefer their horror of the quietly unsettling variety, rather than the bloody, gruesome jump scare style.
Rare for a book of short stories, I did not feel there was a weak link in this collection. But particular highlights for me were The Hollow and Birdwoman. 4w