A review by floomp375
Through the Leopard's Gaze by Njambi McGrath

5.0

"Our family would have been perfect if brute history had not been the defective gene embedded into our being, rendering us incapable of normal functionality."

I could not stop reading this amazing memoir by [a:Njambi McGrath|19950734|Njambi McGrath|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]! She beautifully represents her childhood and relationship with her family. There were moments I audibly gasped (the wedding) and felt every moment as I read. This book is important not only for its story but for the history it reveals that many of us are unaware of. You learn with the author about her family's history and the legacy of the Gikuyu who could have easily been lost to history and memory.

I recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more bout global history and how white colonization shaped the world around it and is still impacting families generations after it "ended".

I initially rated it four stars because of some typos missed by the editors and some phrases were repetitive but four stars would not do this story justice.