Beneath the Lion's Gaze, (Paperback)

from Boobalack

Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, who claimed to be descended from King David and thought of himself as the Conquering Lion of Judah and the beloved of God, was deposed and later executed. Some were horrified, but others expected better things for Ethiopia upon the forming of a new government. Th...

from KendraRenee

A disturbing story about human rights abuses that occurred during the Derg's rise and reign in Ethiopia, in the 1970's. And Maaza Mengiste doesn't flinch from the gory details--in fact, she indulges in them, which makes this book hard to read... at least for me. My soul felt cut up by the end, be...

from exploreacademy

Dawit's mother is dying and his family struggles to keep it together amidst an Ethiopian revolution. Then, Dawit chooses to support the revolution despite his father's wishes. Then to add another challenge, Dawit finds himself on the opposite side of the fight than his childhood friend Mickey. Th...

from jaimjane

In this gripping story of a family during the reign of Haile Selassie, the Ethiopian emperor. He defined the words corruption, incompetence, and apathy. One of the fascinating aspects of this book was seeing how people dealt with living under such regimes. Dawit's family was not poor but actually...

from Sparhawk2k

I don't write many reviews so lets see how this goes... It was a tragic but engrossing story that has left me wanting to know more about what transpired in both Ethiopia and Eritrea at the time. The book is very focused on the characters but it's set on an epic backdrop and I found the balance be...