A review by ciikum
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste

4.0

4.5 stars ⭐️ for me. This book is a slow burn, but one that history buffs like me will enjoy. This is a fictional account of the revolution that happened in Ethiopia in 1974, seen both in the microcosm of the country and one family, with different reactions between two brothers, their father and the wife of one them together with the neighbors. Our reactions in life can never be the same even with our closest kin and misunderstandings can happen from the point of not understanding where another is coming from.

There are more recommended readings by the author, that would bring more understanding and knowledge about Ethiopia. The country that fought off colonialists successfully and remains one of the uncolonized.