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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild
4 reviews
sgallagherr's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
sad
slow-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Murder, and Colonisation
theblushbookworm's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
slow-paced
3.5
I knew about the horrible atrocities done to the Congolese by King Leopold II’s regime from my AP World History course, but this book illustrated the horrors to an entirely new level. It’s a challenging read with many horrifying characters, but I appreciated the inclusion of change makers like George Washington Williams and the author’s acknowledgement that there are no easy answers in this tale of history and a large absence of Congolese voices.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
mfranci13's review against another edition
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Racism, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
compplus53's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Colonisation, and War
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