A review by jasonfurman
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah

4.0

A varied collection of short stories that range from more realistic to stories with elements from science fiction, fantasy, the supernatural, and folktales--all with a Nigerian tinge (the author describes herself as Nigerian-ish). Most of the stories were fascinating, a few were emotionally powerful, some were painful--and all were well written, although some I needed to read slowly and carefully to figure out what was going on. Overall, a strong, unique new voice, even if I did not love every single one of the stories.