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

5.0

This was a hard read about the overthrow of Haile Selasssi and the red terror in Ethiopia. Hard because at times it feels like nothing good is happening, but that's military dictatorship for you. It's really a story of different ways of coping and resisting and about the choices and priorities of people and families living under repression. Definitely would recommend.