A review by filaughn
The Death of Comrade President by Alain Mabanckou

3.5

I liked this but didn't love it. The child narrator worked well except that at times it seemed that he was supposed to be older than he came across. Similarly, while he was good at providing enough background and historical context for unfamiliar readers, this sometimes worked and sometimes the info-dump approach wasn't what I wanted. I don't think this is a bad book, and think a lot of people will love it. It just wasn't quite the best fit for what I was looking for.