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Brilliant novel by a first time Ethiopian writer. - Goodreads Positive: Writer has a nice touch. - Goodreads Plot. Point of View. About the last. - Goodreads The writing is stellar and you can't put the book down. - Goodreads Review: Beneath the Lion's GazeUser Review - Emma - GoodreadsFirst, the cover is not doing this book any favors. I assumed it was a memoir, probably of a child soldier or something. Even once I realized this was a novel, I didn't have high expectations for it ... Read full review Review: Beneath the Lion's GazeUser Review - Michelle - GoodreadsThis books was really slow for me. I wasn't connecting with the characters, the story, the writing, then boom, at around 60%, I was like, holy moly, connected. Pretty much because things started ... Read full review Related books
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