I'll be honest, I'm not a big audio-book fan. I know some people love them and that's great - my aunt has eye problems, and so they're a massive boon to her - but usually I prefer the more typical reading experience. But I am a fan of Book Riot's Read Harder challenge, and this year one of the reading tasks was an audio-book. So, groaning quietly to myself, I went to find one that I might actually want to listen to. Nnedi Okorafor, I reasoned, has never written a book I didn't love, so I relied on that to get me through this task, and I was not let down. Credit should also go to the narrator, Yetide Badaki, who was outstanding. I don't know that I'll be listening to a heap more books in future, but I was very glad that I picked this one.

Okorafor's stories are just so well-written. They're sad and funny and beautiful, and the imagery is always incredible. At the end of every story, I thought "well, I think this one is my favourite so far" and so it was difficult to pick the one I liked best. "Biafra" might be it, though, and I don't think it's because it was near the end and so benefited from my continuing favourite-so-far response. It was one of the quieter stories, sad and gentle and very kind, and that's something I always appreciate. Anyway, it's a wonderful collection. I'm glad I heard it.