A review by cameronkobesauthor
Wizard of the Crow by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

5.0

'Wizard of the Crow' is a massive novel and takes a very long time to read, but it's definitely worth it. Despite being 766 pages long, it's never boring. The characters are larger-than-life, the story is engrossing, and the use of magic realism is absolutely fantastic. I do wish I had more context for what the author is criticizing and satirizing though; I think I would have gotten more out of the book if I'd known more about Kenyan history and post-colonial Africa.