A review by jaclyn_youngblood
In the House of the Interpreter by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

4.0

This was a nice companion to the pre-high school days laid out in Dreams in a Time of War. I enjoyed the interspersing of commentary about how the author came to think a certain way, or hold a certain expectation of the world. The introduction of things familiar from summer camp (lights out, being woken in the morning in your bunk, preparing for performances while also attending classes) also brought this second volume to life for me in a way the first volume didn't necessarily. Throughout both, though, it was illuminating to hear the author's perspective on, and means of coming by the information, world events. A trick of the trade for memoir, I suppose. I'd read more by Ngugi.